Igneous Geology
This commonest coarse-grained plutonic rock is desirable for countertops
granite
This mountain system was formed by the Eurasian & Indian tectonic plates ramming into each other
Himalaya
What Continents moved away to create the Atlantic
N. and S. America, Africa
In geology BYO isn't on a faculty party invitation; it stands for this as in Canada's Acasta gneiss about 4 BYO
Billion years old
Tephra is a collective term for all the materials ejected into the air from one of these
volcano
How many orogenies created the Appalachians
3
What was the name of the continents that formed after Pangaea split
Laurasia and Gondwanna
The "creta" in Cretaceous comes from the Latin for this substance picked up by some blackboard erasers
Chalk
Name the continuous side of the Bowens reaction series
Sodium plagioclase to Calcium plagioclase
The Nazca Plate's movement under the South American plate is causing this over 4000-mile mountain range to rise
Andes
What was the super continent before Pangaea
Rodinia
Andalusite an aluminum silicate mineral was named for the region in this country where it was discovered
Spain
Name the discontinuous side of the Bowens reaction series
biotite, amphibole, pyroxene, and olivine
Name one of the orogenies the formed the Appalachians
Taconic orogeny, Alleghanian orogeny, or Acadian orogeny
This continent has turned almost 360 degrees over the past 200 million years & in 50 mil. years more will hit Asia
Australia
The sword of Damocles is a large one of these formations in Carlsbad Caverns
A STALACTITE
What is the largest Pluton type
batholith
The name of this flat-topped hill smaller than a mesa is from the French for low hill or mound
Butte
How long does the Wilson Cycle take to go through an entire cycle?
(How long does it take for the continents to split up and come back together?)
300-350 million years
A 79 A.D. letter about the death of this Elder scientist had the first accurate description of a volcanic eruption
Pliny