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which are intruded by monzonite, monzodiorite, granodiorite, and syenite. The plutonic rocks are mostly granular in texture; however other textures such as graphic and poikilitic textures are present. The dominant minerals are plagioclase phenocrysts, quartz, K-feldspar, and hornblende and accessory minerals such as biotite, pyroxene, apatite, sphene, and opaque minerals can be seen in some of these rocks. The Venarch volcanic rocks are mostly porphyritic (the main texture in the samples), but…

Chapter 5 explains different kinds of sediments, their origin, color and its contents. For example, biological sediments are white or cream color. Deep-sea clays are ranging from red to chocolate brown color because of the oxidation or rusting of iron within the sediments to form “iron oxide” which is basically rust and nodular sediments are dark brown and black. However boulders, cobbles, and pebbles made of better-quality particles which is sand, silt, and clay and they are defined by particle…

terrestrial bipeds had survived while other species did not. Though both have unanswered questions in their hypothesis the Alverez hypothesis has more detailed explanations as to why the climate changed, why the sediment not only has iridium but also shock quartz, other physical evidence such as the found crater, and evidence with the line up of the time frames between the mass extinctions and when the Oort Clouds of Comets happen. Out of all the hypothesis the Alverez Hypothesis has the most…

One type of sediment to note is diatomaceous earth, an uplifted siliceous ooze which contains the remains of the microscopic algae known as diatoms (Garrison and Ellis 152). With a density lower than most other sediments—measured at 0.2816 g/ml in our lab results—the powdery and apparently sticky sediment has rather tiny grains as expected from this sort of sediment. As diatomaceous earth derives from the diatom ooze of the deep ocean floor, it originates from the slow dissolution of diatom…

grown” is simply showing that the individual is growing more depressed and no longer has any regard for their life or the things in it. However, Dickinson writes that the speaker has a “Quartz contentment,” which sounds positive on the surface level but in reality, the individual is not content at all (Line 9). Quartz is rough and cloudy and cannot feel any emotion because it is a stone. So the individual has simply hardened themselves so that they are complacent, not actually content. Sadly,…

environments” (Sedimentation). Sedimentation is the accumulation of minerals to form solid layers. “Chemical sedimentation is understood in terms of chemical principles and laws” (Sedimentation). The interior of most geodes consists of quartz and calcite. “Quartz crystals are silicates” and a silicate is the most common mineral on earth. Iron, magnesium, copper, and voila are elements that can change the color of the crystals in a geode (Geodes). Climate, Vegetation, Physical and chemical…

then the light disappeared, but instead of standing in the council room they were in a large house. White walls stretched to the sky, reaching up for almost 100 dragon lengths, a flat white ceiling lay across the walls, creating a pure white quartz block. Quartz pillars rose into the air and pressed against the ceiling, doors and hallways lined the walls spiraling off into unknown rooms, at the end of one hall a staircase twisted and turned up to the second…

Over time there have been many theories as to how the dinosaurs became extinct, some of these include terrestrial stresses (such as lower sea level or global temperature) and radiation (Pasichnyk, 2011), but the 2 theories that have become the most widely accepted as they have the most amount of supporting evidence are the Impact Theory (otherwise known as the Alvarez Hypothesis (Smith, 2005)) and the Volcanic Theory (Pasichnyk, 2011). The Impact Theory states that millions of years ago a comet…

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Solution growth deposition This technique consists essentially of inserting the substrate into a solution containing hydrolysable metal compounds and pulling it out at a constant speed into an atmosphere containing water vapour. In this atmosphere, hydrolysis and condensation takes place. Finally the films are hardened by a high temperature cycle to form transparent metal oxides. Any hydrolysable compound including halides or nitrates but preferably metallo-organics are suitable…