rocks Flashcards by faye breslin | Brainscape

Q

plutonic rock

A

form as magma cools very slowly

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igneous

A

granite
basalt

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granite

A

wicklow mountains

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basalt

A

giants causeway

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sedimentary

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limestone
sandstone
shale

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lithification

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turning sediment into stone

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limestone

A

the burren

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sandstone

A

cork and Kerry mountains

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shale

A

clare

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metamorphic

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quartzite
marble
slate
gneiss

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quartzite

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thermal
sandstone

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marble

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thermal
limestone

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slate

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dynamic
shale

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gneiss

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regional
granite

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