FELSIC ROCKS: texture Intrusive Extrusive Muy extrusive GraniteRhyoliteObsidian
Yosemite Valley: El Capitan Intrusive: slow cooling, large texture
ARROWHEADS Extrusive: fast cooling, fine texture
Igneous Rock Types Figure 11.7
SLATE Because slate easily flakes, it’s ideal for Floors, roofs, blackboards.
GNEISS Gneiss is characterized by a banded or foliated pattern. Granite is a precursor rock to gneiss
Stress and Strain
Folding Figure 12.8
Normal fault Footwall moves Up relative to Hanging wall Tension forces FOOTWALL HANGING WALL
NORMAL FAULT
Reverse Fault
Strike-slip Fault
San Andreas Fault Figure 12.12