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Rocks that are felsic have their minerals crystallized at approxmate _________ |
750 Degrees Celsius |
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Rocks that are intermediate have their minerals crystallized at approxmate _________ |
875 Degrees Celci
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Rocks that are mafic have their minerals crystallized at approxmate _________ |
1000 Degrees C |
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Rocks that are ultramafic have their minerals crystallized at approxmate _________ |
1200 degrees C |
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Magma crystallizes over a temperature range of several hundred degrees, Therefore, minerals crystallize in a___________________ |
predictable order |
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is the physical breaking apart of Earth materials and an increase in surface area |
mechanical Weathering
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a term - splitting of rocks due to alternate freezing and thawing of water in cracks or voids
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frost wedging |
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frost wedging is Common in these places
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mountainous regions in middle-latitudes |
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a term - when entire slabs of intrusive igneous rock break loose. |
Sheeting |
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this happens during pressure releasing |
Removal of overlying rock, reducing pressure as outer layers expand and separate |
