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texture of metamorphic rock in which the minerals are aligned like a book
What is foliated rock?
basic unit of matter, everything is made up of this
What is an atom?
a pure substance made up of 2 of more elements
What is a compound?
relating to or denoting rock that has been extruded at the earth's surface as lava or other volcanic deposits
What is extrusive?
a mineral deposit that is so large and pure that it is mined for profit
What is ore?
process by which one rock type changes into another rock type
What is the rock cycle?
temperature, pressure and composition
What are the three ways that rock can melt?
a layer or a series of layers of rock in the ground
What is strata?
What is igneous rock?
any naturally preserved evidence of life
What is a fossil?
wavy ridges and furrows left on sand or mud by the action of water or wind, and sometimes fossilized.
What are ripple marks?
metamorphism affecting rocks over an extensive area as a result of the large-scale action of heat and pressure
What is regional metamorphism?
the make-up of rock
What is composition?
naturally formed, inorganic solid with a crystalline structure
What is a mineral?
a pure substance that cannot be broken down into simpler substances
What is an element?
Problem, hypothesis, materials, results, conclusion
What is the scientific method?
the sizes, shapes, and positions of the grains that a rock is made of
What is texture?
metamorphism due to contact with or proximity to an igneous intrusion
What is contact metamorphism?
the process of returning land to it's original state after mining
What is reclamation?
the color of a mineral in powdered form
What is a mineral?
Radioactive, Magnetic, Fluorescence, and taste are examples of this
What are special properties of minerals?
the tendency of a mineral to break along curved or irregular surfaces
What is fracture?
the tendency of a mineral to break along flat surfaces
What is cleavage?
the type of igneous rock that forms when magma cools and solidifies beneath the earth's surface
What is intrusive rock?
the way the surface of a mineral reflects light
What is luster?