ROCKS AND MINERALS HOW ROCKS FORM
SCIENCE ROCKS!!!!
MINERALS CHARACTERISTICS
AMETHYST (QUARTZ)
Naturally occuring
ROSE QUARTZ WHITE QUARTZ SMOKY QUARTZ
Inorganic
FOOLS GOLD IRON PYRITE
Solid
Definite crystalline shape
Definite chemical composition: 1 or more elements
MOST COMMON MINERALS Silicates: 96% Carbonates Oxides
ROCK Made up of 2 or more minerals
IGNEOUS ROCK
IGNEOUS ROCK
SEDIMENTARY ROCK
METAMORPHIC ROCK
Which type of rock would have formed first on the original crust? Igneous
SEDIMENTARY ROCK METAMORPHIC ROCK IGNEOUS ROCK Magma Sediments High Temperature High Pressure Melting Cooling Crystallization Weathering Erosion Lithification (compaction & cementation) Examples: sandstone Shale limestone Examples: slate marble gniess quartzite Examples: granite basalt pumice Examples: sand silt clay
ROCK CYCLE
In your own words, describe how each type of rock could turn into each of the other types of rock.
calcite shells limestone marble deposition lithification High heat & pressure
silicate sand sandstone quartzite deposition lithification High heat & pressure
silicate clay silt shale slate deposition lithification High heat & pressure
magma Granite gneiss Cooling & Crystallization High heat & pressure Mineral grains aligned in thick layers (foliation); less than 50%
magma Granite schist Cooling & Crystallization High heat & pressure Mineral grains aligned into thin layers (foliation); 50% or more basalt green stone Green schist Cooling & Crystallization heat & pressure More heat & pressure EXTRUSIVE (cools quickly) INTRUSIVE (cools slowly)