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Where do igneous
rocks come from?
What is another name Light colored igneous
for igneous rocks?
rocks are rich in what
mineral?
How are the mineral
arranged in glassy
rocks?
Lava or magma
How are igneous
rocks classified?
Fire rocks
What does texture
mean?
quartz
What are aphanitic
igneous rocks?
They are not crystals
What are phaneritic
igneous rocks?
Mineral shape, size,
and arrangement
What are extrusive
igneous rocks?
Crystals are too small
to be seen with the
naked eye
What is an example of
an intrusive igneous
rock?
Crystals are easily
seen and about the
same size
What is a pluton?
According to their
composition and
texture
What are porphyritic
igneous rocks?
These have both large
and small crystals
What are intrusive
igneous rocks?
Ones that form
underground and
have large crystals
Ones that form on the
surface and have
small crystals
Granite
What are some
What are
examples of extrusive sedimentary rocks?
igneous rocks?
Pumice, obsidian, and
basalt
Rocks made form
sediments of other
rocks
Underground magma
chamber
What are the 3 types
of sedimentary rocks?
Clastic, organic, and
chemical
What are clastic
sedimentary rocks?
What are organic
sedimentary rocks?
Sedimentary rocks
made from other
sediments
What are chemical
sedimentary rocks?
Formed when water
evaporates that contains
minerals that make rocks
What type of
sedimentary rock can
be organic or
chemical?
limestone
How are
metamorphic rocks
formed?
Heat and or pressure
What is the type of
sedimentary rock that
is made from
pebbles?
What is the type of
sedimentary rock
made from mud and
clay?
Sedimentary rocks
made from living
things
What is the most
common clastic
sedimentary rock?
conglomerates
What type of
sedimentary rock is
made from shells?
Shales
What type of
sedimentary rocks is
made minerals in a
dried up salt lake?
sandstone
limestone
Rock salt
What are the processes
that make
sedimentary rocks?
What is regional
metamorphism?
What is contact
metamorphism?
Large area of
metamorphism
What is the parent
rock of quartzite?
Contact with an
igneous intrusion
What are the 2 types
of metamorphic
rocks?
Erosion, weathering,
deposition, transportation,
Compaction, cementation,
lithification.
What is the difference
between igneous and
metamorphic rocks?
Igneous rock are
completely melted and
metamorphic are not
Foliated and nonfoliated
What does foliated
mean?
What does non
foliated mean?
Wavy layers and
bands of minerals
Has blocky crystal
shapes
Does the composition
change in the rock?
What valuable kind or
ore can be found in
meta rocks?
Minerals can change
Gold, copper, zinc
What is the parent
rock of gneiss?
What is the parent
rock of marble?
granite
What is the parent
rock of slate?
limestone
What is the parent
rock of schist?
shale
basalt