Definition of Petrology

Question 1

The study of the origin, occurrence, composition, and classification of rocks.

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Petrology

Question 2

An aggregate of minerals and/or mineraloids.

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Rock

Question 3

Deals with the generation and origin of rocks.

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Petrogenesis

Question 4

Known as “primary rocks” that originated from solidified magma or lava.

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Igneous

Question 5

Known as “secondary rocks” which formed as a result of lithified fragments of pre-existing rocks.

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Sedimentary

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Rocks that formed as a result of pre-existing rocks undergoing metamorphism due to being subjected to heat, pressure and fluids.

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Metamorphic

Question 7

A rock that consists of multiple crystals of a single mineral.

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Monomineralic rock

Question 8

A rock that consists of multiple types of minerals and/or mineraloids.

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Polymineralic rock

Question 9

A model showing the origins, relationships and processes between rock types and other geologic materials.

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Rock Cycle

Question 10

Explain the Rock Cycle

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