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igneous rock Flashcards

1
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petrology

A

study of rocks

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2
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lava vs magma

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lava is magma that has erupted

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3
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igneous rocks form from….

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cooling of magma

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4
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3 ways of magma formation

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  • decompression melting (pressure drop)
  • flux melting (add volatiles H2O CO2 SO2)
  • heat transfer from rising magma
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5
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_______ magma is the most abundant magma, it is of ________ composition and generated in the ______

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mafic magma is the most abundant magma, it is of basaltic composition and generated in the mantle

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6
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_________ and ______ magmas are of ________ to rhyolitic composition, and are generated in the _____

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intermediate and silicic magmas are of andesitic to rhyolitic composition, and are generated in the crust

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7
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how does addition of volatiles help melt mantle rock? what type of magma is formed

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  • break molecular bonds
  • decreases melt temp
  • basaltic magma (mafic) formed
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8
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magma is _______ (silicic) if melted crust alone rises in Heat transfer

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magma is rhyolitic (silicic) if melted crust alone rises in Heat transfer

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9
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formation of andesitic (intermediate) magma in heat transfer

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basaltic magma and melted crust mix

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10
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BOWEN’s Reaction series

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dictates what minerals crystalise at what temperatures

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11
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according to BOWEN’s reaction series, what crystallises at high T and Low T

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high T- Mafic minerals

low T- Felsic minerals

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12
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three igneous rock textures

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  1. Aphanitic - fine
  2. Phaneritic - coarse
  3. Porphyritic - large phenocrysts in fine matrix
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13
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eg of aphanitic

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basalt

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14
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eg of phaneritic

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gabbro

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15
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eg of porphyritic

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andesite

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16
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magma thats cooled over centuries would form

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phaneritic texture

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17
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main way to classify igneous rock, based on chemical composition

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silica content (SiO2)

18
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most silica = ,

least silica = , and ,

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most silica = silicic,

least silica = mafic, ultramafic and ,

19
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3 environments igneous rock forms in

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  1. Plutonic environment - High P, slow cooling
  2. subvolcanic/ hypabyssal - transitional
  3. volcanic
    - low P, fast cooling
20
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most common plutonic rock in the continental crust

A

granite

21
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gabbro (mafic) forms significant part of what?

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oceanic crust

22
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how are plutonic rocks found on the surface of the earth?

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by uplift and erosion

23
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peridotite is what type of mineral?

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ultramafic

24
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example of intermediate, phaneritic rock

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Diorite

25
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dyke

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cross-cutting, flat sheet cuts across rock layers

26
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sill

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parallel to local structures

27
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effusive volcanic activity

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  • forms crystalline rock
  • magma extruded at the ground surface
  • little gas involved
28
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explosive volcanic activity

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forms clastic rock

29
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2 variances of rhyolite

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Pumice and obsidian

30
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basalt forms from ___ viscosity lava. Andesite forms from ___ viscosity lava. Dacite forms from ____ viscosity lava.

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low, medium, medium-high

31
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IGNIMBRITE

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pumice-dominated (glassy) pyroclastic flow deposits

32
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2 major groups of igneous rocks

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  1. volcanic - extruded onto the earths surface

2. plutonic - cooled from magma inside the crust

33
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having same chemical composition what are the plutonic equivalents of:
Basalt =
Andesite & Dacite =
Rhyolite =

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Basalt = Gabbro
Andesite & Dacite = Diorite
Rhyolite = Granite

34
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Basalt colour and varieties

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dark grey. Vesicular variety and Scoria variety

35
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some uses of Basalt include…

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aggregate, fill in construction, armour rock, scoria for drainage

36
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colour of andesite vs basalt

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lighter grey

37
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Andesite uses

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aggregate fill in roading and construction (not good in concrete due to high silica)

38
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Rhyolite is light-coloured, name 3 varieties:

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  1. Obsidian (glassy)
  2. pumice (vesicular)
  3. Ignimbrite (lithification of ash and pyroclastic flow)
39
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Gabbro colour and uses

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very dark black. Used as aggregate and as a building stone in foyers etc. (‘black granite’)

40
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what will happen if an aggregate with high silica content or glass is used in cement?

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reacts with cement to produce swelling materials which will result in cracking

41
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what mineral would be good in an aggregate for cement?

A

ferromagnesium

42
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would granite bind well with bitumen? why/why not?

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NO, it has large mineral grains

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