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Deposition |
Sedimentation deposited in layers in lake or ocean. |
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Compaction |
Sediments squeezed together by pressure of overlaying sediments layers. |
Squeeze |
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Cemntation |
Dissolved minerals in water move through compacted sediments plus glued together. |
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Gravel |
Conglomerate |
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Sand |
Sandstone |
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Silt |
Silt stone |
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Clay |
Shale/Mudstone |
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Basalt |
Dense,black,no mineral grains |
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Scoria |
Black/Red Holes |
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Pumice |
Grey, Small holes, not very dense |
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Granite/Diorite |
Mineral grains, large & visible |
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Outer cooled magma |
Extrusive igneous rock |
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Inner cooled magma |
Intrusive igneous rock |
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Weathering |
Breaking down rock into smaller pieces |
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Erosion |
Movement of sediments one place to another |
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Sediment Process order |
Weathering,Erosion,deposition,compation,cementation |
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Chemical Sediment |
Formed when dissolved minerals precipitate out of a solution |
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Organic Sediment |
Rock formed from remains of a once living organism. |
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Metamorphic Rock |
Changed rocks,change in minerals composition, and in form. |
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Quartz + Sandstone |
Quartzite |
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Granite |
Gneiss |
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Limestone + CaCO3 |
Marble |
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Shale + Mudstone |
Slate |
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Coal |
Anthracite Coal |
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Mica |
Mica schist |
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Garnet |
Garnet schist |
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Subduction |
A process that takes place at the convergent boundaries by which one tectonic plate moves under another tectonic plate and sinks into the mantle as the the plates converge. |
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Seafloor spreading name of man,date, and theory. |
Man : Harry Hess Time : Period Theory : Hot and less dense material below the earth's crust rises toward the earth's surface at mid ocean ridges then flows sideways carrying the seafloor away from the ridge both ways. |
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