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Chapter 10
LINK: ATLAS OF IGNEOUS AND METAMORPHIC ROCKS, MINERALS, AND TEXTURES
from the University of North Carolina, view over a hundred photomicrograhs of the
rock type, minerals, or textures. Look at samples with plane-and cross polarized light.
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LINK: METAMORPHIC ROCK FORMATION
Exploring Earth, the Flash animation shows the evolution of granitic igneous rock to
a metamorphic rock focusing on changes in alignment of amphibole, plagioclase feldspar, and
quartz crystals. An inset provides a close up of how pressure compresses mineral grains and
forms new minerals. The animation can be paused and rewound to stress important points.
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LINK ESSENTIAL GUIDE TO ROCKS
DESCRIPTION rocks from the active
Earth is a great website that can be used to illustrate different
parts of the rock cycle. There are ten different experiments that relate to different parts of the rock
cycle and plate movement. Each experiment has questions that relate to the experiment and
associated answers. Each activity can be done separately or as a series of experiments.
LINK INTERACTIVE ROCK REFERENCE
DESCRIPTION Charles Burrows, Spring
Valley High School, Rockland County, NY, scroll down the
page to discover a variety of interactive reference tables showing particular rock types and
accompanying images.
LINK ROCKS AND MINERALS SLIDE SHOWS
DESCRIPTION University of North Dakota,
there are some nice rock and mineral slide shows on this
site.
LINK: ROCK CYCLE
Exploring Earth, this highly simplified Flash animation displays some of the most
common rock-forming processes. Embedded animations include crystallization of magma to form
igneous rock, rock erosion to create sediment, transportation of sediment, deposition of sediment
to create sedimentary rock, and creation of a metamorphic rock in a subduction zone. The neat
feature of this animation is that each step in the sequence above is linked to other animations in
the Exploring Earth collection.
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