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1
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lava is…

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the molten rock on or above the earth’s surface and forms extrusive igneous rocks

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magma is…

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molten rock below the earth’s surface and forms intrusive igneous rocks

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intrusive rocks…

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-cool slow
-more insulated in the earth
-produce coarser larger crystals

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extrusive rocks…

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-cool fast
-on the surface of the earth
-produce fine or smaller or glass tend to be smoother

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mafic rocks are

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rich in iron and magnesium

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ultramafic rocks are

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very rich in iron and magnesium

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felsic rocks are

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rich in silica and feldspar

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intermediate rocks are

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somewhere in the middle

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rocks are

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-solid
-naturally occurring
-made of at least one mineral

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minerals are

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-have a crystalline structure
-solid
-inorganic
-have a chemical composition
-naturally occurring

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coarse- Phaneritic crystal size

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6-22mm this means that the cooling rate is slow

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medium crystal size

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2-6mm

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fine -aphanitic crystal size

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0.06-2mm this means that the cooling rate is fast

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14
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glassy crystal size

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no crystals

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mafic rocks are shown to be

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a dark colour

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intermediate rocks are shown to be

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a grey colour

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felsic rocks are shown to be

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a white/pink colour

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what structure are igneous rocks

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crystalline

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crystalline rocks have

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no pore space -holes between grains

20
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porphyritic texture with 2 crystal sizes - large crystals called..

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phenocrysts

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porphyritic texture with 2 crystal sizes - small crystals between large crystals called…

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matrix

22
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porphyritic texture with 2 crystal sizes show

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that the igneous rock has went through 2 stages of cooling one slow then one fast

23
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vesicular texture is due to

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gas escaping and expanding during an eruption forming a vesicle

24
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more vesicles in the rock show

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the magma was very gas rich and the more vesicle the more explosive the eruption was likely to be

25
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stretching bubbles show

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the direction the rock was magma

26
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in amygaloidal texture what are the vesicles filled with

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new crystals

27
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in amygaloidal texture- new crystals form as

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precipitation of minerals dissolved in the water eg. calcite

28
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amygaloidal texture shows that

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the rock has been affected by fluids after emplacement

29
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to calculate the shear stress of a slope what equation do you use

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Gd=GxsinB

30
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to find the force (G) in shear stress equation what equation do we use

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G=mg

31
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in G=mg what value is g

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9.8 constant

32
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in G=mg what unit is m in

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kg

33
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once calculate the G in G=mg then what do we do

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sub our G into Gd=GxsinB

34
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if Gd-shear stress = F-friction means…

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that it is just about to slide called precarious equilibrium

35
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if Gd-shear stress >F-friction means…

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unstable

36
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if F-friction > Gd-shear stress means…

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stable

37
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to analyse the slope stability use the safety factor equation

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SF=F/Gd

38
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in the equation SF=F/Gd where is Gd found

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is the number calculated in newtons N from Gd=GxsinB

39
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in the equation SF=F/Gd where is F found

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will be given in as a strength of also in newtons N

40
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if SF-safety factor >1.3 this means..

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stable

41
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if SF-safety factor <1 means..

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actively unstable

42
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SF-safety factor >1 but <1.3 means…

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conditionally unstable

43
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the melting point of a rock depends on

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-pressure-decrease
-temperature-increase
-volatiles like water

44
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how do we find the weathering rate on a graph

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x1000 of the value following the + ending in x

45
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what are effusive eruptions

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-low viscosity lava
-low gas and water
-hotter
-rich in magnesium and iron

46
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what are explosive eruptions

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-produces tephra and ash into the air
-high viscosity lava
-high gas and water
-cooler
-magma is fragmented into pyroclastic rocks

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