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igneous Basics
Igneous,
Magma,
3 components of igneous rocks
6
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intrusive rocks
What are intrusive igneous rocks,
Two types of igneous rocks,
What are intrusive plutonic rocks
6
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extrusive (volcanic) rocks
What are extrusive volcanic rocks,
How is glassy igneous rock formed,
How are vesicles formed
5
cards
pyroclastic rocks
What are,
What are pyroclasts,
Classification of
3
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chemical composition - silica (SiO2) content
What is silica content in rocks u...,
Silica content subdivision,
Ultrabasic ultramafic
5
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igneous rocks in the field
How do intrusive rocks get on sur...,
2 types of igneous bodies,
Discordant igneous body example
6
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magma generation
How is magma generated,
What is the silica content of magma,
What does
12
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minerals
Olivine,
Pyroxene,
Mafic minerals
4
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major elements
1
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magma crystallization
What is crystallization,
When does crystallization happen,
What effects size of crystals
8
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magma differentiation
What is magmatic differentiation,
3 main,
What is fractional crystallisation
9
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major elements
What is a major elements,
Major elements examples,
Why analyses major elements
11
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trace (minor) elements
What is a trace minor element,
Trace element examples,
Why analyze trace elements
13
cards
isotopes
1
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rocks
Basalt silica and alkali comp,
Rhyolite silica and alkali comp,
Basalt fe mg come
4
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layered mafic intrusions
Why are intrusions only mafic,
Why study mafic intrusions,
Where do mafic intrusions occur
12
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mid-ocean ridge
Ocean floor petrogenesis rock type,
Where are tholeiitic basalts formed,
Petrogenesis of oceanic basalts
3
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