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Types of Rocks
Types of Rocks
Insrusive
Can be:
• Felsic: light colored rocks that are rich in elements such as
aluminum, silicon. Lower density
• Mafic: dark colored rocks that are rich in iron and Mg. Higher
density
• Coarse-grained texture: takes longer to cool, larger visible
mineral crystals
• Fine-grained texture: cools quickly with small mineral crystals
• Glassy Texture: cools the quickest, no mineral crystals form
• Vesicular texture: Gas pockets (holes)
• (note) Texture refers to the size/appearance of the minerals
Fragments of
rock get broken 1. ARE USUALLY
FORMED IN A
down into
WATERY
sediments ENVIRONMENT.
Sediments are 2. OFTEN LAYERED
transported, 3. ARE THE ONLY
compacted, and ROCKS THAT
cemented into CONTAIN FOSSILS
rock
Fossil formation
http://www.classzone.com/books/earth_science/terc/conte
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Clastic Rocks – fragments cemented
together and include the sediments: sand,
silt, clay, pebbles, and boulders
• Generally these rocks are formed from one
mineral
Rock salt
(halite)
• Regional
Metamorphism
– Caused by extreme
pressure and heat.
– Happens over wide
“regions”.
• Contact
Metamorphism
– Caused by contact
with extreme heat.
Holey schist!
Rock Cycle
• Rock must go through melting and
solidification to become an igneous rock
• Rock must go through weathering and
erosion to become sedimentary rock
• Rock must go through heat and pressure
to become a metamorphic rock
Based on the characteristics, what
kind of rock is A? B? C? D? E?
Write the key word that led you to
this conclusion.