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19 Cards in this Set
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Magma
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What all rocks start as
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Lava
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Magma that has come to the Earths surface
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Igneous to Metamorphic
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Heat and Pressure
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Metamorphic to Sedimentary
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Uplift and Erosion
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Sedimentary to Igneous
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Melting then cooling
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Igneous to Igneous
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Melting then cooling
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Two types of igneous formations
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1. Intrusive
2. Extrusive |
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DEFINE: Intrusive Rock
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igneous rock formed deep underneath the surface
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DEFINE: Extrusive Rock
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Igneous rock formed near or above the surface.
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Two types of Igneous Composition
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1. Felsic
2. Mafic |
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DEFINE: Mafic
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Dark in color and Iron rich
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DEFINE: Felsic
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light in color and silica rich
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Two types of Igneous Texture
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1. Fine/No grains
2. Coarse grains |
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DEFINE: Fine/No grains
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smaller than sand sized or no grains
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DEFINE: Coarse grains
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grains that are sand sized or bigger
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Three types of Sedimentary Composition
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1. Clastic
2. Chemical 3. Organic/Bioclastic |
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DEFINE: clastic rock
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Rock made of small bits and pieces of other rock that has been compacted and cemented
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DEFINE: Chemical rock
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Rock made of a solution
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DEFINE: Organic rock
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Rock made from the remains of plant/animal life
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