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12 Cards in this Set
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IGNEOUS ROCK |
FORMED FROM CRYSTALLIZATION OF MAGMA |
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LAVA |
MAGMA THAT FLOWS OUT ONTO EARTH'S SURFACE |
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EXTRUSIVE |
FINE-GRAINED IGNEOUS ROCKS THAT COOL QUICKLY ON EARTH'S SURFACE |
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INTRUSIVE |
COARSE-GRAINED IGNEOUS ROCKS THAT COOL SLOWLY BENEATH EARTH'S SURFACE |
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PARTIAL MELTING |
THE PROCESS WHEREBY SOME MINERALS MELT AT LOW TEMPERATURES WHILE OTHER MINERALS REMAIN SOLID
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FRACTIONAL CRYSTALLIZATION |
THE PROCESS WHEREIN DIFFERENT MINERALS FORM AT DIFFERENT TEMPERATURES |
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FELSIC ROCKS |
ROCKS SUCH AS GRANITE THAT ARE LIGHT-COLORED, HAVE HIGH SILICA CONTENTS, AND CONTAINS QUARTZ AND THE FELDSPARS ORTHOCLASE AND PLAGIOCLASE |
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MAFIC ROCKS |
ROCKS SUCH AS GABBRO ARE DARK-COLORED, HAVE LOWER SILICA CONTENTS, AND ARE RICH IN IRON AND MAGNESIUM |
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ULTRAMAFIC ROCKS |
Two unusual igneous |
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porphyritic |
which is characterized by |
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pegmatics |
veins of extremely large-grained minerals
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kimberlites |
diamond is a valuable mineral found in rare, ultramafic rocks known as this |
