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Intro to rocks Flashcards

1.10-1.14

1
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rock defintion

A

a coherent naturally occurring solid that’s consists of an aggregate of minerals or less commonly a body of glass

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2
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define coherent

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holds together on its own and must be broken in order to separate into smaller pieces

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3
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do unnatached mineral grains consitute a rock

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no

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4
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Two main types of rocks

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crystalline and clastic

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5
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crystalline rock are

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rocks whose grains interlock with one another like a puzzle

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6
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granite (clast or cryst)

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crystalline

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7
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crystalline rocks grew

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when an igneous melt solidified

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8
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clastic rocks are

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rocks that consist of separate grains that have been cemented together

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9
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natural cement is composed of

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minerals that have precipitated from water

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10
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sandstone (clast or cryst)

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clastic

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11
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Grain vs crystal are _ when talking about rocks

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interchangable

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12
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grain defintion

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mineral crystal in a rock or a fragment that has broken of either another rock or larger piece of mineral and has since almagamated forming another rock

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13
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we will use the term crystal only when

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referring to a piece of a single mineral that displays faces

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14
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glass rock example

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obsidian

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15
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glass rock

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either originated as a continuos mass or formed through the welding together of individual glass grains when they where still hot

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16
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Three rock study scales

A

Hand sample
outcrop
thin section

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17
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Hand sample

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medium scale
what we do in labs

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18
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outcrop

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large scale
identifies basic rock types

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19
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thin section

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petrographic microscope
used to identify compostion

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20
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High tech equipment is

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more accurate but expensive

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21
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2 forms of surface rocks

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fragmented chunks
bedrock

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22
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broken chunks or fragments are

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pebbles cobbles or boulders
“clasts”
broken off bedrock by wind water ice or gravity
can be transported from source

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23
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bedrock is

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attached to the earths crust
surface exposure is outcrop
good for building on

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24
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3 PRIMARY TYPES OF ROCKS

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igneous
sedimentary
metamorphic

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25
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igneous rocks form from

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molten material

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26
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two types of igneous (where they cooled) also third type

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extrusive
intrusive
volcanic debris

27
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igneous etymology

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latin ignis for fire

28
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sedimentary rocks are

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loose classes that were broken off pre existing rock

or by the precipitation of mineral crystals in water

always formed at or near earths surface

29
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sedimentary rocks contain layers that

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represent different periods of deposition and leave a detailed record of surface history

30
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metamorphic rocks from when

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pre existing rocks change character in specific temperature pressure conditions

31
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metamorphic rocks can form from

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sedimentary or igneous rocks

32
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metamorphic rocks form in what conditions

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high temperature and pressure at extreme depth while still in solid state

33
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metamorphic rocks undergo chemical changes through

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dissolution

34
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physical changes in metamorphic rocks include

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squashing, stretching, or sheering

35
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define protolith

A

parent of a metamorphic rock

36
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upper temp limit to form metamorphic rocks

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rock can not melt

37
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grades of metamorphic rock ranges from

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high to low

38
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grains come in a wide range of

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sizes

39
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equant grains are

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same dimension in all directions (roughly ball shaped, but still could be angular)

40
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inequant grains are

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not the same in all directions (look like poop)

41
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a grain can be a crystal or a

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clast

42
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composition refers to

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the proportions of different chemicals that make up a rock

43
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chemical composition alone

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does not control the assemblage of minerals in a rock

44
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texture refers to

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the configuration of grains in a rock

45
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texture relies on

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composition and grain shape

46
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igneous textures include

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crystalline, fragmental, glassy

47
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layers in sedimentary rocks is

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bedding

48
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layers in metamorhpic rocks is

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foliation

49
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bedding is

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separate layers of deposition over time

50
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foliation is

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the arrangement of minerals in the rock brought on by physical and chemical changes

51
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the rock cycle is

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the progressive transformation of earth materials from one rock type to another over time

52
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sedimentary goes to metamorphic through

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burial and heating

53
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metamorphic goes to igneous by

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melting

54
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igneous goes to sedimentary by

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erosion transportation and deposition

55
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sedimentary goes to igneous by

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heating and melting

56
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metamorphic goes to sedimentary by

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erosion ,transportation and deposition

57
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igneous goes to metamorphic by

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burial and or heating

58
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sedimentary goes to sedimentary by

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erosion, transportation and redeposition

59
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metamorphic goes to metamorphic by

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burial heating and remetamorphism

60
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igneous got to igneous by

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heating and remelting

61
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new melt enters crust from the

A

mantle

62
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material returns to the mantle by

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subduction

63
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