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Intrusive or plutonic magma crystallizes at depth in the Earth: Granite Volcanic or extrusive: magma crystallizes on the surface of the Earth: Lava
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Very Fast cooling (days) on the surface results in many small crystals or quenching to a glass. Obsidian, pumice Fast cooling (days to weeks) small crystals fine grain: basalt Slow cooling (10 3 s of years) large crystals, course grain.
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Limestone: sea shells, CaCO 3 Sandstone : seas shells and mud Zion National Park
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Pressure: Major Earth movements ( Earthquakes) example: Gneiss Heat close to Igneous intrusion Ex. schist
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How can sedimentary rock become igneous rock? How can igneous rock become sedimentary rock?
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O Si Al Fe Ca Na K Mg
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Caterpillar’s view of mining Caterpillar’s view of mining
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Habitat destruction Soil erosion Air pollution from dust particulates Pollution (especially from sediments) Pollution (especially from sediments Acid mine damage Water and oxygen dissolve and react with compounds FeS 2 is oxidized H 2 SO 4
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Strip mining, as the name describes, is a process of removing rock and soil in strips to get to the valuable mineral ores below. Alberta tar sands 4 barrels of water to make 1 barrel of oil Water gets put into a slurry pit, not back into river.
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similar to the strip mining but on a much larger scale.
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Pit mining involves digging a large hole to gather rocks and minerals from the Earth’s crust Tar sand pits in Alberta: Energy: Water: Pollution: Global warming
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Disrupts land Topography: alters the watershed Soil texture: compacts soil, decrease particle size Soil microbes: reduces nutrient cycling Pollutes surface and ground water Sedimentation: dams water ways, inhibits development of eggs and larvae Acid drainage: Pyrite contains sulfur FeS2 + H20 > Fe + SO + H Mine subsidence Mine subsidence Above ground collapses
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Establish topography to prior condition Replace topsoil Seed and plant native vegetation
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