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Rock Very slowly weathered minerals eg quartz muscovite Slowly weathered minerals eg feldspars biotite Easily weathered minerals eg augite hornblende olivine Chemical Weathering. Colby Geology. Igneous Rocks. Classification based on . composition. and . texture. .. COMPOSITION. Principally the rock-forming minerals. Olivine. Pyroxenes. Amphiboles. Micas. Feldspars. Quartz. Constitute 95% of minerals in . http://www.beg.utexas.edu/mainweb/publications/graphics/granite.htm. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:USDA_Mineral_Sandstone_93c3955.jpg. http://www.gccaz.edu/earthsci/imagearchive/gneiss.htm. Remember the. Sedimentary . Metamorphic. . I. gneous. Sedimentary . Metamorphic. . FIRE. I. gneous. Sedimentary . Metamorphic. . Magma . C. ools. S. olidifies. Origin =. FIRE. I. gneous. Sedimentary . Metamorphic. The Rock Cycle. The Rock . Cycle. Types of Rocks. Igneous. Intrusive. Extrusive. Pyroclastic. Sedimentary. Chemical. Precipitates and Evaporites. Fossiliferous. Clastic. Sorted. Unsorted. Metamorphic. Did anyone ever have a rock collection?. Where do you think these rocks came from?. Do these rocks last forever?. THE ROCK CYCLE. Earth Science. The Rock Cycle. Rock Cycle – A series of processes that transform material from the stages of magma, igneous rock, sediment, sedimentary rock, or metamorphic rock to another. . R. o. c. k. . C. y. c. l. e. Prepared by the. . Michigan Department of Environmental Quality. Office of Geological Survey. What is t. h. e. . R. o. c. k. . C. y. c. l. e ?. The . R. o. c. k . Sedimentary. Igneous. Metamorphic. Sedimentary Rock. Write the term and what you believe it to mean. Sedimentary. Contains sediments. Sediments can include:. mud, sand, pebbles, shells, bones, leaves, stems and other remains of living things. Liz LaRosa . http://www.middleschoolscience.com. 2009. Images from Geology.com unless otherwise noted. What are Rocks?. A rock is a naturally occurring solid mixture of one or more minerals, or organic matter. Liz LaRosa . http://www.middleschoolscience.com. 2010. Images from Geology.com unless otherwise noted. What are Rocks?. A rock is a naturally occurring solid mixture of one or more minerals, or organic matter. Sedimentary-sandstone. Metamorphic- gneiss. Igneous- diorite. 1. What is a Rock?. Naturally Occurring . (not man made). Solid. Mixture of minerals other organic matter. 2. What makes a rock different from a mineral?. S6E5. . Students will investigate the scientific view of how the earth’s surface is formed.. c. Classify rocks by their process of formation. . . Which of these BEST describes the concept of the rock cycle?. Rocks http://www.beg.utexas.edu/mainweb/publications/graphics/granite.htm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:USDA_Mineral_Sandstone_93c3955.jpg http://www.gccaz.edu/earthsci/imagearchive/gneiss.htm 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. n. t. a. r. y. ,. . Igne. o. us, Me. t. amorphic. Sedime. n. t. a. r. y. . R. oc. k. s. F. orm when loose . s. edi. m. e. n. t (. r. oc. k. s,. . sand) is depo. s. i. t. ed. . b. y . w. a. t. e. r.