GEO142_final - earthjay science
... C) We cannot tell how old Rhyolite Dike C is. D) Rhyolite Dike C is older than 30 million yrs. b) What can you say about the age of the Kings Sandstone? A) Kings Sandstone is older than 85 million yrs. B) Kings Sandstone is younger than 30 million yrs. C) We cannot tell how old Kings Sandstone is. D ...
... C) We cannot tell how old Rhyolite Dike C is. D) Rhyolite Dike C is older than 30 million yrs. b) What can you say about the age of the Kings Sandstone? A) Kings Sandstone is older than 85 million yrs. B) Kings Sandstone is younger than 30 million yrs. C) We cannot tell how old Kings Sandstone is. D ...
Basic lava Acidic lava
... 1. Dyke - a mass of vertical or highly inclined intrusive rock that cuts across layers of sedimentary rocks. ...
... 1. Dyke - a mass of vertical or highly inclined intrusive rock that cuts across layers of sedimentary rocks. ...
Volcanic cones
... jobs for people in the tourism industry. This includes work in hotels, restaurants and gift shops. Often locals are also employed as tour guides. [Lava] from deep within the earth contains minerals which can be mined once the lava has cooled. These include gold, silver, diamonds, copper and zinc, de ...
... jobs for people in the tourism industry. This includes work in hotels, restaurants and gift shops. Often locals are also employed as tour guides. [Lava] from deep within the earth contains minerals which can be mined once the lava has cooled. These include gold, silver, diamonds, copper and zinc, de ...
Rocks and the Rock Cycle
... • Occurs deep in the crust, where heat/pressure can change properties of rock ...
... • Occurs deep in the crust, where heat/pressure can change properties of rock ...
PETROLOGY LAB 2: Nucleation and Crystal Growth in Mafic Lavas
... The final phase of extensive plutonism in the Coast Plutonic Belt occurred during the Early Tertiary, between 48 and 62 Ma, followed by uplift and erosion that has exposed the plutons to increasing depths from east to west across the belt. Volcanic activity was pervasive during the Eocene and remnan ...
... The final phase of extensive plutonism in the Coast Plutonic Belt occurred during the Early Tertiary, between 48 and 62 Ma, followed by uplift and erosion that has exposed the plutons to increasing depths from east to west across the belt. Volcanic activity was pervasive during the Eocene and remnan ...
Earth`s Layers
... •Is the outermost layer on the earth. (EGG SHELL) •Thickness varies. Under mountains it can be as thick as 60 km and less than 5 km under the ocean. •It is the least dense of all the layers. (lightest layer) •It is made up of silicon and oxygen. ...
... •Is the outermost layer on the earth. (EGG SHELL) •Thickness varies. Under mountains it can be as thick as 60 km and less than 5 km under the ocean. •It is the least dense of all the layers. (lightest layer) •It is made up of silicon and oxygen. ...
Earth`s Layers ppt
... 8. Which part of the earth is considered to be the center? What is it made up of? 9. What is the name given to the “crunchy” layer of the crust and uppermost part of the mantle? 10. What is the name given to the soft portion of the mantle where the lithosphere floats like jello? ...
... 8. Which part of the earth is considered to be the center? What is it made up of? 9. What is the name given to the “crunchy” layer of the crust and uppermost part of the mantle? 10. What is the name given to the soft portion of the mantle where the lithosphere floats like jello? ...
The Four Layers
... deepest parts of the crust. You can bake a loaf of bread in your oven at 350 degrees Fahrenheit , at 1600 degrees F. rocks begin to melt. ...
... deepest parts of the crust. You can bake a loaf of bread in your oven at 350 degrees Fahrenheit , at 1600 degrees F. rocks begin to melt. ...
PETLAB4-14
... Station C - Intermediate to Felsic Plutonic Rocks: At this station you will see plutonic rocks with intermediate to felsic whole-rock compositions: diorite, granodiorite, tonalite, monzonite, granite, syenite, and nepheline syenite. Determine their mineral assemblages and use Figure 4-4 to classify ...
... Station C - Intermediate to Felsic Plutonic Rocks: At this station you will see plutonic rocks with intermediate to felsic whole-rock compositions: diorite, granodiorite, tonalite, monzonite, granite, syenite, and nepheline syenite. Determine their mineral assemblages and use Figure 4-4 to classify ...
Mantle Materials
... closest-packed as it can get in order to become more dense it must transform to a new phase. ...
... closest-packed as it can get in order to become more dense it must transform to a new phase. ...
Pearson Prentice Hall Physical Science: Concepts in Action
... geometric line or plane Some minerals have other properties such as solubility (ability to dissolve) in certain substances, florescence, electrical charge when heated, cooled or subjected to pressure or ability to refract light ...
... geometric line or plane Some minerals have other properties such as solubility (ability to dissolve) in certain substances, florescence, electrical charge when heated, cooled or subjected to pressure or ability to refract light ...
Chapter 4: Origin and Evolution of Igneous Rocks
... • Igneous rocks are classified based on composition, from ultramafic (silica poor and iron rich) to felsic (silica rich and iron poor). • Igneous rocks are also classified based on texture, from glassy (no crystals) to fine-grained (small crystals) to coarse-grained (large crystals) and porphyritic ...
... • Igneous rocks are classified based on composition, from ultramafic (silica poor and iron rich) to felsic (silica rich and iron poor). • Igneous rocks are also classified based on texture, from glassy (no crystals) to fine-grained (small crystals) to coarse-grained (large crystals) and porphyritic ...
Chapter 3 Lecture PowerPoint Handout
... • Solids, if any, are silicate minerals that have already crystallized from the melt • Volatiles, which are gases dissolved in the melt, including water vapor (H2O), carbon dioxide (CO2), and sulfur dioxide (SO2) ...
... • Solids, if any, are silicate minerals that have already crystallized from the melt • Volatiles, which are gases dissolved in the melt, including water vapor (H2O), carbon dioxide (CO2), and sulfur dioxide (SO2) ...
Unit 3 Plate Tectonics, Volcanoes and Earthquakes
... Here you will learn about how the plates of the earth’s crust interact. Write down the examples in your notes and turn to page 5 in your Reference Table to see this diagram. ...
... Here you will learn about how the plates of the earth’s crust interact. Write down the examples in your notes and turn to page 5 in your Reference Table to see this diagram. ...
It`s getting hot in here
... km3(14)) and it forms a depression, called a caldera(15) (a volcano forms a cone shape). A supervolcano often has a ridge of higher land around it and erupts less frequently, however such eruptions would be able to cause severe cooling of global temperatures for many years afterwards because of the ...
... km3(14)) and it forms a depression, called a caldera(15) (a volcano forms a cone shape). A supervolcano often has a ridge of higher land around it and erupts less frequently, however such eruptions would be able to cause severe cooling of global temperatures for many years afterwards because of the ...
What is Geology?
... rock. It is usually composed mainly of volcanic ash and sometimes contains larger size particles such as cinders. ...
... rock. It is usually composed mainly of volcanic ash and sometimes contains larger size particles such as cinders. ...
Chapter 9 Notes
... 2. Types of Eruptions--Two major factors determine what type of eruption may be experienced by a volcano: a. Factor One: “the presence of trapped gases” 1. The presence of trapped gases such as carbon dioxide and water vapor can have a great impact on the eruption of a volcano. 2. Gases escape easil ...
... 2. Types of Eruptions--Two major factors determine what type of eruption may be experienced by a volcano: a. Factor One: “the presence of trapped gases” 1. The presence of trapped gases such as carbon dioxide and water vapor can have a great impact on the eruption of a volcano. 2. Gases escape easil ...
an arc ankaramite occurrence in central mexico
... high-magnesian volcanic rocks, is that they are affected by a low-grade metamorphism (prehnite-pumpellyite facies), that is different than greenschist facies affecting the Guanajuato Magmatic Sequence. The petrological and geochemical constraints suggest that the ankaramite magma was formed: - By a ...
... high-magnesian volcanic rocks, is that they are affected by a low-grade metamorphism (prehnite-pumpellyite facies), that is different than greenschist facies affecting the Guanajuato Magmatic Sequence. The petrological and geochemical constraints suggest that the ankaramite magma was formed: - By a ...
Minerals and Rocks Notes
... Most rocks are composed of one or more naturally occurring inorganic crystalline substances called minerals. The three main rock classifications are: __________________________ __________________________ __________________________ Rocks are classified into these groups based on the way they ar ...
... Most rocks are composed of one or more naturally occurring inorganic crystalline substances called minerals. The three main rock classifications are: __________________________ __________________________ __________________________ Rocks are classified into these groups based on the way they ar ...
Midterm Review Answers
... Base your answers to questions 34 and 35 on the maps below. Points A, B, C, X, and Y are locations on the topographic map. The small map identifies the New York State region shown in the topographic map. ...
... Base your answers to questions 34 and 35 on the maps below. Points A, B, C, X, and Y are locations on the topographic map. The small map identifies the New York State region shown in the topographic map. ...
Basalt
Basalt (pronounced /bəˈsɔːlt/, /ˈbæsɒlt/, /ˈbæsɔːlt/, or /ˈbeɪsɔːlt/)is a common extrusive igneous (volcanic) rock formed from the rapid cooling of basaltic lava exposed at or very near the surface of a planet or moon. Flood basalt describes the formation in a series of lava basalt flows.