chapter 4 Igneous rocks Flashcards

1
Q

what are igneous rocks mostly made of?

A

partially melted magma and silicate materials

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2
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this is molten rock, suspended crystals and dissolved gas

under the earth’s surface only

A

magma

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3
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the 3 materials of magma

memorization trick:
G
Li quid
S

name them and describe them

A

G as- volatiles/rock vapors
Li quid called melt
S olid- crystaline mush of silicates

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4
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this is molten rock on EARTH”S SURFACE ONLY

A

lava

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5
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___ reverses the events of melting and forms a solid

A

what is crystalization

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6
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describe how magma cools

A

silicon link together in tetrahedras

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7
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ignieous ricks with lots of silicates, quartz and feldspar is called___ which mosty solidifies into

A

felsic

granite

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8
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igneuous frocks with DARK silicates(Mg, Fe) is called___ which forms into magma having a _____ composition

A

mafic

basaltic

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9
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this composition is in between felsic and mafic

25% dark siicates

A

andesitic composition

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10
Q

rank these from high to low silica content

mafic, felsic, bafic

A

felsic
mafic

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11
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overall appearance of a rock based on the size, shape, and arrangement of its mineral grains is called ____

A

texture

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12
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rapid cooling creates ___ type of texture called

A

fine grained
aphantic

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13
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crystalization

A
  1. generation or percipitation of mineral grains
  2. as magma cools movements of ions slows
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14
Q

steps to name an igneous rock
1. extrusive or intrusice (small or big crystal)
2. chemistry
3. mineralology
4. texture

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15
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slowly cooling magma at a great depth has a ___ texture called P_____

hint: slow, big back

A

Coarse texture
phantraphenic

phaner= visable

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16
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Porphyritic texture is both ___

A

extrusive and intrusive texture

17
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pegrmatitie texture

A

VERY LARGE course rocks, larger than 1 cm in diameter

18
Q

holes in rocks are called ___ texture

swiss cheese is holy

A

Vesicular texture

19
Q

(very quickly cooled) and becomes a solid. Rapid cooling of this type may generate rocks iswhat texture?

A

glassy

20
Q

pyroclastic texture

A

condensition fo fragments od ash, mo.ten blobs ejected during exploive volcano

21
Q

the most common pyroclastic rock

A

tuff

22
Q

geothermal gradient (redline)

A

the gradual inc in temp in earth’s crust

23
Q

what effects the way rocks melt?

A

pressure, introduction of water,

24
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when a rock melts due to a DEC IN PRESSURE it is called

A

decompression melting

25
Q

when i add water to rock melting what happens?

where does this happpen?

A

rock melts at a lower temperture

happens at subduction

26
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factional crystaliation

A

body of magma is injected , darket line at the bottom is ultra mafic

27
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assimulation

A

solid and liquid

magma coming up through earths crust, disloges other rocks and melts them thus changes maga body composition

28
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magma body mixing

A

liquid magma a mixing with magma b

29
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partial melting

A

source rock heats up, most idneous melts, but the mafi does not melt

30
Q

columnar joints

A

rapid coolig of lava, felsic or madic resuktig i hexagonal pillars

due to the surface tension and rapid cooling causign shrinkage, hexagons have the least amt of surface evergy

31
Q

layers of rock with lava traveling PARALLELP ALONG THE ROCK is a

A

sill

32
Q

dike is

A

orcibly injected into fractures and cut across bedding surfaces and other structures in the host rock

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