Minerals
This property describes the way light reflects from a mineral’s surface
What is luster?
This igneous rock dominates the oceans
What is basalt?
This sedimentary rock forms from plant remains in anoxic conditions.
What is coal?
This is the parent rock to Marble.
What is limestone?
This mineral reacts to HCl.
What is calcite?
This scale determines a mineral's hardness.
What is the Moh's hardness scale?
Texture that results when gases are trapped in lava.
What is vesicular?
Compaction and cementation
What is lithification?
This is the lowest grade of foliated metamorphic rock
What is slate?
Returning rocks to the surface is known as
What is exhumation?
This is the most abundant mineral group that makes up the majority of the Earth's crust
What are silicates?
Diamonds and graphite
What are polymorphs?
This is where an alluvial fan forms
What is at the base of mountains?
Dynamic metamorphism occurs here
A cut and polished mineral
What is a gem?
Breakage along planes of weakness
What are cleavage planes?
This is an example of an ultra-mafic, phaneritic igneous rock.
What is peridotite?
These indicate wind or water movement found on sedimentary rock.
What are ripple marks?
Metamorphic grade increases with
What are increasing temperature and pressure?
The basic building blocks of silicate minerals
What is the silica tetrahedron?
Sequence of mineral crystallization
What is the Bowen's reaction series?
Decompression melting occurs here
What are mid-ocean ridges?
Graded bedding indicates this
What is a turbidity flow?
This requires the removal of fluids to occur
What is retrograde metamorphism?
Old continental cores.
What are Shields?