PPT-Minerals Building Blocks of Rocks

What makes minerals and rocks Fe Mg Si O K chemical compounds igneous sedimentary metamorphic silicon Si oxygen O iron Fe quartz orthoclase biotite granite sandstone gneiss. Metamorphic Rocks . Are Composed of Sedimentary, Igneous, or Metamorphic Minerals that Have Recrystallized.. Marble from Carrara, Italy. Pre-existing sedimentary, igneous, or metamorphic rock changed to a new assemblage of minerals. . UNIT . - . 6. What is Metamorphism. Metamorphism. (from the Greek words for “changing form”) is the process by which rising temperature and changes in other environmental conditions transform rocks and minerals. Granite, Alkali Feldspar Granite, Granodiorite, Quartz Monzonite, and Monzonite. 2. IUGS Intrusive Igneous Rock Chart . 3. “Granite”. Rocks in this lab are plutonic. They formed by very slow cooling and show corresponding large crystals. Rocks are classified by how they are formed, their composition, and texture. Rocks change over time through the rock cycle. TYPES OF ROCKS. ROCKS ARE DIVIDED INTO THREE GROUPS BASED ON HOW THE ROCKS . 2 – Soil. 3 – Landscape. Lithosphere. Lithosphere. The lithosphere is a rigid . part of the earth . that includes the earth's crust and part of the upper mantle . Ex. . Mountains, plains, volcanoes, etc.. 2 – Soil. 3 – Landscape. Lithosphere. Lithosphere. The lithosphere is a rigid . part of the earth . that includes the earth's crust and part of the upper mantle . Ex. . Mountains, plains, volcanoes, etc.. What are minerals?. Common rock-forming minerals. Physical properties of minerals. Basic rock types. The rock cycle. Minerals . Natural . Solid. Atoms arranged in orderly repeating 3D array: . crystalline. SCience. Mineral Qualities. What is a mineral?. To be a mineral a substance must have ALL of the following qualities. occur naturally. - . formed by nature, not by man. form from an inorganic process- . . GLY 4310 - Spring, 2020. 2. Igneous Textures. Phaneritic:. Crystals are readily visible with the unaided eye.. Aphanitic:. Crystals, if present, are too small to be seen with the unaided eye.. Fragmental: . Metamorphic ROCKS. Geo 281: geology for engineers. Geology and Geophysics Department. King Saud University. What is metamorphism. Metamorphism . is the . transformation of . one rock type into another.. What is Metamorphism. Metamorphism. (from the Greek words for “changing form”) is the process by which rising temperature and changes in other environmental conditions transform rocks and minerals. • Different types of rocks make up Earth's surface . NOW, you will learn . • About the different properties of Earth's layers . • About the plates that make up Earth's outermost layers. Plate Tectonics (Page 7). January 2013. 3-1 What are rocks?. Rocks in Earth’s Crust. Petrologists. study rocks & minerals.. Rocks are made of minerals (2000). . Classification of Rocks. Classification is the grouping of things that are alike.. 6. What is Metamorphism. Metamorphism. (from the Greek words for “changing form”) is the process by which rising temperature and changes in other environmental conditions transform rocks and minerals.