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UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA GY 111: Physical Geology Lecture 3: The Rock Cycle Instructor: Dr. Douglas W. Haywick Last Time 1. Alfred Wegener and “Drifting Continents” 2. The Plate Tectonic Revolution 3. Plate Tectonics Mechanisms Wegener’s hypothesis: 300 million years ago, the continents were all grouped together into a “supercontinent” he called Pangaea His supporting evidence? Matching rock types and fossils* * types and ages And although Continental Drift was rejected.... …Wegener got it right about Pangaea The Plate Tectonics Revolution Radar, sonar, and depth sounding revealed that the ocean bottoms were not flat planes The Plate Tectonics Revolution Paleomagnetism shows that the ocean floor youngest near the ridges and oldest near the continents Paleomagnetism The Plate Tectonics Revolution The outer part of the Earth is broken up into several large tectonic plates The Plate Tectonics Revolution And where they “rub” against one another, you get… Earthquakes The Plate Tectonics Revolution …Volcanoes (active, dormant and extinct) The Plate Tectonics Revolution http://shadow.eas.gatech.edu/~anewman/classes/geodynamics/misc/Worldmap.gif …and mountain belts Internal “guts” of the Earth Four Major “Geophysical” Layers 1) The Crust (rigid rock) 2) The Mantle (rigid, upper; ductile, lower) 3) The Outer Core (liquid metal; Fe/Ni) 4) The Inner Core (solid metal; Fe/Ni) The Plate Tectonics Mechanism Heat exchange gives rise to Convection Currents The Plate Tectonics Mechanism Collectively, the rigid outer most part of the Earth (about 100 km thick) is called the Lithosphere Tectonic layers Lithosphere: Athenosphere: Geophysical layers Cooler Mantle Hotter The Plate Tectonics Mechanism It is postulated that the convection currents can eventually break up the lithosphere into separate plates Tension Cooler Mantle Hotter The Plate Tectonics Mechanism Hence the term “plate tectonics” Tension Asthenosphere New stuff follows from here……. Today’s Agenda 1. Plate Tectonic boundaries 2. Introduction to rocks 3. The Rock Cycle Web notes 3: Plate Tectonic Boundaries Tectonic plates can interact in one of 3 ways Plate Tectonic Boundaries Tectonic plates can interact in one of 3 ways 1) Move away from one another: Divergent Plate Boundary Plate Tectonic Boundaries Tectonic plates can interact in one of 3 ways 1) Move away from one another: Divergent Plate Boundary 2) Move towards one another: Convergent Plate Boundary Plate Tectonic Boundaries Tectonic plates can interact in one of 3 ways 1) Move away from one another: Divergent Plate Boundary 2) Move towards one another: Convergent Plate Boundary 3) Slide past one another: Transform Fault Plate Boundary Plate Tectonic Boundaries Tectonic plates can interact in one of 3 ways 1) Move away from one another: Divergent Plate Boundary 2) Move towards one another: Convergent Plate Boundary 3) Slide past one another: Transform Fault Plate Boundary Divergent Plate Boundaries Convergent Plate Boundaries San Andreas Fault Transform Fault Boundaries Rocks Rocks are naturally occurring solids containing one or more minerals. Rocks Rocks are naturally occurring solids containing one or more minerals. They come in many, many, many different “flavors” Rocks Rocks are naturally occurring solids containing one or more minerals. e.g., Granite Rocks Rocks are naturally occurring solids containing one or more minerals. e.g., sandstone Rocks Rocks are naturally occurring solids containing one or more minerals. e.g., gneiss Rocks We recognize 3 major rock groups: Rocks We recognize 3 major rock groups: 1) Igneous (“born of fire”); originally molten Rocks We recognize 3 major rock groups: 1) Igneous (“born of fire”); originally molten 2) Sedimentary; originally particulate material or produced from precipitation out of water Rocks We recognize 3 major rock groups: 1) Igneous (“born of fire”); originally molten 2) Sedimentary; originally particulate material or produced from precipitation out of water 3) Metamorphic; pre-existing rocks modified by pressure or temperature Igneous Rocks Can be either extrusive (volcanic) or intrusive (plutonic): Igneous Rocks Can be either extrusive (volcanic) or intrusive (plutonic): Extrusive (volcanic) rocks can be erupted as lava… Igneous Rocks Can be either extrusive (volcanic) or intrusive (plutonic): Extrusive (volcanic) rocks can be erupted as lava, or as pyroclastic material (e.g., ash) Sedimentary Rocks We recognize 4 major classes of sedimentary rocks: Sedimentary Rocks We recognize 4 major classes of sedimentary rocks: 1) Siliciclastic: composed of broken bits of silicate minerals; Alluvial fan Sedimentary Rocks We recognize 4 major classes of sedimentary rocks: 1) Siliciclastic: composed of broken bits of silicate minerals 2) Biochemical: mostly composed of the remains of calcium carbonate-secreting beasties reef Sedimentary Rocks We recognize 4 major classes of sedimentary rocks: 1) Siliciclastic: composed of broken bits of silicate minerals 2) Biochemical: mostly composed of the remains of calcium carbonate-secreting beasties 3) Chemical; formed through chemical precipitation alteration Salt flat Sedimentary Rocks We recognize 4 major classes of sedimentary rocks: 1) Siliciclastic: composed of broken bits of silicate minerals 2) Biochemical: mostly composed of the remains of calcium carbonate-secreting beasties 3) Chemical; formed through chemical precipitation alteration 4) Organic; formed from plant material Peat bog Metamorphic Rocks We recognize 3 divisions of metamorphic rocks: Metamorphic Rocks We recognize 3 divisions of metamorphic rocks: 1) Foliated; display a prominent layering schist Metamorphic Rocks We recognize 3 divisions of metamorphic rocks: 1) Foliated; display a prominent layering 2) Non-foliated; do not display layering marble Metamorphic Rocks We recognize 3 divisions of metamorphic rocks: 1) Foliated; display a prominent layering 2) Non-foliated; do not display layering 3) Cataclastic; composed of broken up bits of rock mylonite The Rock Cycle The Rock Cycle The Rock Cycle The Rock Cycle Igneous Loop Metamorphic Loop Sedimentary Loop Today’s Homework 1. Download and read web notes 3 2. Organize your notes Next Time 1) Quiz 2 (fill in the blank questions) 2) Basic Chemistry GY 111: Physical Geology Lecture 3: The Rock Cycle Instructor: Dr. Doug Haywick [email protected] This is a free open access lecture, but not for commercial purposes. For personal use only.