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5 characteristics of a mineral |
naturally occurring, inorganic, solid, orderly structure of atoms, definite chemical composition |
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define term rock |
naturally occurring solid mass of mineral |
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3 main particles of atom |
proton, neutron, electron |
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difference of atom and ion |
ion is an atom which gained or lost an electron |
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define hardness |
mineral's ability to resist scratches or abrasions |
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cleavage vs. fracture |
cleavage is tendency to brake along planes of weak bonding, fracture is breakage on smooth plane |
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"one rock is the raw material for another" |
refers to rock cycle; later rocks transform due to rock cycle to make a new rock |
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what does porphyritic texture tell the history of the rock? |
rock started cooling below surface, but ended cooling on surface |
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conglomerate vs. breccia |
conglomerate has rounded class, but breccia has angular clasts |
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2 categories of chemical sedimentary rocks |
1: those which precipitate directly from solution2:that are precipitated by living organisms
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name 1 of 3 cements |
calcite; can check if it fizzes by hydrochloric acid |
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most characteristic feature of sedimentary rocks |
strata |
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rock cycle |
magma-> cooling/crystallization-> igneous rock -> weathering->sediment->lithification->sedimentary rocks->metamorphism->metamorphic rock->melting->magma |
