Vocabulary Flashcards
Lava
Hot molten rock that is above the earths crust
Igneous
A rock that has solidified from magma.
Magma
Hot fluid or liquid material beneath the earths crust
Molten rock
Rock that’s exposed to extreme pressure and heat and almost turns to liquid
Texture
The feel, consistency or appearance of an object
Extrusive
Rocks that are extracted from the earths surface
Intrusive
Large crystals inside the earth that form from magma
Felsic
Group of light colored minerals
Mafic
Dark colored minerals
Ultra mafic
Igneous rocks. Darkest minerals
Pegmatite
Granite or other igneous rocks with crystals
Kimberlite
Rare intrusive igneous rocks
Partial melting
Chemical differentiation of crustal rocks
Fractional crystallization
The removal from a melt of mineral precipitates
Bowman’s reaction series
Determines why certain minerals are found together and are not found together.
