PDF-The Bushveld Large Igneous Province

By Judith A Kinnaird School of Geosciences University of the Witwatersrand kinnairdjgeoscienceswitsacza eous Complex Figure 1 Simplified geological map of the Bushveld Large Igneous Province. By Judith A. Kinnaird School of Geosciences, University of the Witwatersrand kinnairdj@geosciences.wits.ac.za eous Complex Figure 1 Simplified geological map of the Bushveld Large Igneous Province Hot rocks/Fire Rocks. Igneous Rock . Igneous rocks form . when molten rock cools and solidifies. . Molten rock is called magma when it is below the Earth’s surface and lava when it is above.. when molten rock cools and solidifies. ROCKS AND THE ROCK CYCLE. INTRUSIVE IGNEOUS ROCK. Formed under the surface of the earth. Formed from cooling magma. Cools slowly. Forms medium mineral grains. Granite is a light-colored . igneous rock. “Liquid Hot Magma!”. Igneous Rocks. Rocks formed from cooling of lava or magma. Lava-Melted rock erupted from volcanoes and deposited on the earth’s surface. Cools quickly.. Magma-Melted rock that sits inside the earth in a magma chamber. Cools slowly.. By Mr. Krall. What is a Rock?. A . rock. is a mixture of minerals.. Rocks form and reform through the . rock cycle. . . Lava/Magma. THE ROCK CYCLE. Igneous Rock. Igneous . (. ig. -nee-us) . rock. forms when molten rock cools and solidifies.. Igneous. rocks form from the solidification or crystallization of minerals in molten material.. If the rock form below the Earth’s surface it is considered . magma. Molten rock that hardens on the Earth’s surface is called . Rocks that crystallized directly from a melt. Igneous rocks . Form as magma cools and crystallizes . Rocks formed inside Earth are called . plutonic. or intrusive rocks . Rocks formed on the surface . Granite, Basalt, Obsidian, Pumice and many others . Igneous Rocks are records of the thermal history of Earth. Most common of all rocks is Granite: . Granite . is a light-colored . igneous rock.  with grains large enough to be visible with the unaided eye.  It forms from the slow crystallization of magma below Earth’s surface.  Granite is composed mainly of quartz and  feldspar with minor amounts of mica, amphiboles and other minerals.   This mineral composition usually gives granite a red, pink, gray or white color with dark mineral grains visible throughout the rock. Compare these pictures, can you determine how old she is? . What is the difference between these two images?. What is the difference between these two images?. Definitions . Now take 10 minutes to look up extrusive and intrusive, what do these words mean? . Types of Rocks. Rock: an aggregate of one or more minerals. Igneous Rocks: crystallize from a magma. Sedimentary Rocks. Clastic: formed by the erosion of pre-existing rocks. Chemical/Biochemical: precipitated from chemical reactions. Metamorphic. Rock. What is it made up of?. Sand, clay, silt, organic matter (fossils). How is it formed (process)?. Weathering. (wind, flowing water, ice, living organisms) create sediment. Erosion. Taku Province FIG 1. Taku Province. The Taku Province occupies the steep mainland coast from the inlet of the Taku River to Cape Fanshaw in the south, and is characterized by deep fiords, tidewater gl extinction . Rob Newton. , Tianchen He, Jacopo Dal Corso, Paul . Wignall. , Ben Mills, Alex . Dunhill. Highlighting an idea presented in:. He et al., . 2020. . Science Advances. DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abb6704. By David Allison. Igneous Texture. Texture: size, shape and arrangement of constituent mineral grains. Crystallinity: percentage of crystals versus glass, depends on:. Rate of cooling . SiO2 content of magma.