petrology Flashcards
a rock that consist of mulitple crystals of a single mineral
mono mineralic rocks
a rock that consists of multiple types of mineral and mineraloids
polymineralic rocks
a model showing the origins, relationships and processes between rock types and other geologic materials
rock cycle
an aggregate of minerals or mineraloids
rock
deals with the generation and origin of rocks
petrogenesis
known as primary rocks that originated from solidified magma or lava
igneous rock
know as secondary rocks which formed as a result of lithified fragments of pre existing rocks
sedimentary
rocks that formed as a result of pre existing rocks undergoing metamorphism
metamorphic rocks
explain the rock cycle
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what are the three magma composition
melt
volatiles
crystals
magma that rises and erupts onto the surface of the earth
lava
the liquid portion of magma
melt
the gaseous portion of magma
volatiles
the solid portion of the magma
crystals
the processes were the magma or lava looses its heat
crystallization