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Processes
Types of sedimentary
metamorphic
rock cycle
Left overs
100
process that produces rock and mineral fragments
What is weathering
100
most common type of sedimentary rock
What is clastic
100
means layers or bands of minerals
What is foliated
100
type of rock caused by heat and pressure
What is metamorphic
100
Rock texture in igneous rocks that has both well formed crystals surrounded by fine grained crystals
What is porphyritic
200
the removal and transport of sediments
What is erosion
200
type that is formed from once living organisms
What is biochemical
200
when temperature and pressure affect a large region of the earth's crust
What is regional metamorphism or mountain building
200
type of rock formed by weathering and erosion
What is sedimentary
200
Type of rock which you would most likely find fossils
What is sedimentary
300
occurs when mineral growth glues sediments together
What is cementation
300
when a body of water reaches saturation point, precipitate out and settle to the bottom
What is chemical
300
occurs when very hot water reacts and alters it chemical composition
What is hydrothermal metamorphism
300
type of rock formed when magma cools and crystalizes
What is igneous
300
when transported sediments are deposited on the ground or sink to the bottom of a body of water
What is deposition
400
occurs when the weight of overlying sediments forces them closer together
What is compaction
400
the layers of sedimentary rocks are called
What is strata
400
when molten material such as igneous intrusions contact solid rock
What is contact metamorphism
400
particles formed from weathering
What are sediments
400
3 of the 4 ways erosion can occur
What is wind, water, gravity or glaciers
500
the physical and chemical processes that transform sediments into sedimentary rock
What is lithification
500
the percentage of open spaces between grains of a rock
What is porosity
500
the 2 things needed for metamorphism to occur
What is heat and pressure or chemically active fluids
500
melting is associated with which type of rock
What is igneous
500
veins that are made of extremely large grained minerals and contain ores of rare elements
What are pegmatites