Geology for Dummies
These are the three types of rocks
Don't look at the category on the right...
Igneous, sedimentary, metamorphic
Look across the Bay of Fundy at beautiful Cape Blomidon and see rocks that are this old
234 Ma +- 34 Ma
SiO2
Of course you know this one
Quartz
Queen
Buddy, you're a young man, hard man
Shouting in the street, gonna take on the world someday
You got blood on your face, you big disgrace
Waving your banner all over the place
We will rock you
I would never take this rock for granite.
Potassium feldspar, quartz, biotite, muscovite
Igneous
Strike-slip, normal, reverse, thrust are all types of this geological phenomena.
I can think of at least one person who can't admit when its theirs.
Fault
From its humble beginnings as asteroids smacking into eachother, to the great bombardment and parting ways with the moon, to the world so full of the life we see today, the Earth is this old
4.6 billion
(accept anything within 1 billion years)
C
So simple, yet so expensive.
Diamond
The Rolling Stones
First we will take this sand, and MOVE IT OVER THERE
Then, we squish it real good
Sedimentary
5 of the 8 planets within our solar system. No, the goofy dog doesnt count.
**Bonus if you can name all 8 in order.
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
This Period ended with the death of the dinosaurs, allowing the rise of the mammals in the Cenozoic
Cretaceous
FeS2, but don't be a fool, its not real gold
Pyrite
I saw him dancin' there by the record machine
I knew he must've been about 17
The beat was goin' strong
Playin' my favorite song
And I could tell it wouldn't be long
'Til he was with me, yeah, me
And I could tell it wouldn't be long
'Til he was with me, yeah, me, singin
If you need me to repeat this clue, just put another dime in the jukebox baby!
I love Rock and Roll
Heat me up, compress me A LOT (like, a subduction zone amount), and suddenly its Christmas
Metamorphic
This supercontinent formed in the Permian period, and began to break-up in the Triassic. I guess not all friendships last forever.
Pangea
This time period began 358.9 million years ago, during which time large coal deposits formed. Its name is derived from Latin for "coal-bearing?"
Carboniferous
CaSO4 ~ H2O
Theres so much near Windsor
Gypsum
Turn it down you say
But all I got to say to you is time and time again I say no (no)
No, no, no, no, no
Tell me not to play
Well, all I got to say to when you tell me not to play I say no (no)
No, no, no, no, no
So, if you ask me why I like the way I play it
There's only one thing I can say to you
I wanna rock!
Evaporate that ocean, all the coral dies. Big sad. Evaporate it more, my goodness now we have salt? Cool
Sedimentary
The rock that forms at mid-ocean ridges. All ocean crust is comprised of it... and so is North Mountain
Sure, life started getting complex and all multicellular in the Cryogenian, but what period did life really start to, erm, EXPLODE
Cambrian
(Ca,K,Na)(Al,Fe,Li,Mg,Mn)3(Al,Cr,Fe,V)6
(BO3)3(Si,Al,B)6O18(OH,F)4[1][2]
I like it a lot, but its just a dumpster of elements.
Tourmaline
Build a house, go to a place of worship, or take a quick flight with this band known for songs "Plush" and "Creep"
Stone Temple Pilots
The dumbest rock ever. Whats bedding? Whats cleavage? What a mess
Metamorphic