Geology and Mineralogy Flashcards

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Fossils are found in

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Sedimentary rock

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Where can you find information on how minerals might be used?

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ESRT page 16 - Properties of Common Minerals, in the "uses" column

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Sandstone is what type of rock?

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Sedimentary (ESRT pg 7)

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Where can you find information on how rocks are formed?

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ESRT pg 6 - Rock Cycle

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Igneous rocks are formed by

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Cooling of magma (lava from volcanoes)

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Extrusive igneous rocks

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Cool quickly at the surface of the Earth and are non-crystalline

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Intrusive igneous rocks

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Cool slowly underground and contain visible crystals

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Rock Gypsum is what type of rock?

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Sedimentary (ESRT pg 7)

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Contact metamorphism

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Formation of a metamorphic rock caused by magma coming into contact with existing rock

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Regional metamorphism

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Formation of metamorphic rock bodies that are hundreds of square kilometers in size; associated with large-scale mountain-building processes