Igneous Rocks
Igneous rocks can be found around or in these.
What is a volcano?
These are rock types that can become metamorphic rocks.
What are sedimentary, igneous, and most metamorphic rocks?
the process(es) that creates igenous rocks.
What are melting and solidifying?
the two types of luster
what is metallic and nonmetallic?
Liquid rocks or minerals found on the surface may be called _______
What is lava?
A rock that was sediment, then went under pressure, then was melted down and crystalized or cooled inside a volcano is this type of rock.
What is a igneous rock?
What is the hardness of glass? (you will get credit if you are within a 0.5 point)
What 5.5? (credit given to 5 and 6)
the three types of sedimentary rocks
What is clastic, bioclastic and crystalline?
Bituminous coal (sedimentary) must go through his to become anthracite coal.
This type of rock can become sediment by weathering.
What is any type of rock?
the 2 elements that a silicate mineral must have
What is Silicon (Si) and Oxygen (O)?
difference between mafic and felsic. list three differences
What are density, color and composition?
the rock that can be both crystalline and bioclastic
What is limestone?
What is the name of the process that causes metamorphic rocks to display mineral alignment and foliation (not on ESRT!).
What is recrystallization?
These are the two processes tight before compaction and cementation in order to make a sedimentary rock.
What is deposition and burial?
The NYS gemstone
What is garnet?
the difference in composition between andesite and diorite
What is nothing!?
This rock is only made of rounded fragments of sand
What is sandstone?
This happens when more heat is added to schist.
What is it becomes gneiss?
The word means "fire" or produced from fire.
What is igneous?
the term monomineralic means...
What is made of one mineral?