The Rock Cycle Minerals form rocks All rocks
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The Rock Cycle. Minerals form rocks All rocks can be transformed into other rock types Rocks are divided into 3 categories Igneous- crystalline- forms as liquid cools Metamorphic- crystalline-forms as rocks are heated and squeezed Sedimentary- non-crystalline- smaller pieces or chemicals from other rocks
Igneous formed from Magma and Lava Magma • molten rock below Earth's surface. L ava • magma on the Earth's surface. Pyroclastic material • (pyro = fire, clastic = debris) • Airborne lava — cools as it falls
Composition of the magma • Analogous to what makes up the “stew" • What chemical elements are present • What material has the magma moved through Temperature of the melt • Not only how hot, but how long it stays that hot • also relates to pressure of the molten rock Cooling environment • fast vs slow • Internal vs External Water content
Bowen's Reaction Series- IMPORTANT! Plagioclase (Ca-feldspar) Olivine s uou tin con Amphibole Con tinuo us Dis Pyroxene Biotite Plagioclase (Na-feldspar) Orthoclase (K-feldspar) Muscovite Quartz
What things might you describe when looking at an igneous rock?
Composition of Igneous rocks Felsic or Sialic magma • Si-rich (> 65%) • rich in K, and Al • little Ca, Fe, and Mg. Intermediate magma • between the two extremes in Si content and other atoms. Mafic magma • Si - poor (< 35%) • richer in Ca, Fe, and Mg.
Ways of Changing Magma Composition
Viscosity of Magma/ Lava Viscosity- important for volcanic activity • the resistance of a liquid to flow — high viscosity = thick and stiff — low viscosity = thin and "runny". Related to: • amount of water (H 2 O) in magma • amount of silica (Si) in magma • Mafic — thin, low viscosity • Felsic — thick, high viscosity
Igneous Rock Textures. Phaneritic Texture how big are the minerals? • Visible Mineral Grains distinguishable as different colored interlocking shapes Aphanitic Texture • Mineral grains too small to be seen — microscopic Porphyritic Texture • Two distinct sizes of mineral grains • Large and Small — Large = Phenocrysts — Small = Groundmass or Matrix • Groundmass — Grains may be either visible or not
Porphyritic texture Aphanitic basalt (mafic composition) constitutes the groundmass
Cooling Histories Minerals need time and space to grow • More time = Bigger crystals — visible mineral grains P & T control cooling rates of magma • Temp — Earth is a good insulator » holds in heat » keeps out cool — Atmosphere is a relatively bad insulator » transfers heat easily • Earth has pressure — Weight of overlying rocks — Magma trying to push up (density) — water vapor (steam), wants to expand
Categories of Igneous EOF Granite Intrusive rocks • cool beneath Earth's surface • cool very slowly • higher P & T — Phaneritic textures Extrusive rocks Rhyolite • cool on the Earth's Surface • cool relatively fast • lower T & P — Aphanitic textures Basalt — Pyroclastic textures porphyry Complex • Partially cools below and above — Porphyritic textures
Igneous rock names • determined by texture — size and arrangement of mineral grains • AND by mineral composition — minerals affect rock color and indicate temperature of creation
Pegmatite A Pegmatite is a very coarse-grained igneous rock. Crystals are >2 cm, often larger. Most are granitic, although mafic pegmatites can form. Biotite mineral grain Feldspar mineral grain Quartz mineral grain
Granite & Rhyolite Phaneritic Texture Felsic magma Granite What are the textures in these two rocks ? Aphanitic Texture Felsic magma Rhyolite
Andesite & Diorite Aphanitic texture forms from intermediate composition magma Phaneritic texture -forms from intermediate composition magma What are the textures in these two rocks ?
Basalt & Gabbro aphanitic texture forms from mafic magma phaneritic texture forms from mafic magma Basalt Gabbro »
Peridotite- the abundance of Olivine crystals (more than 40%) makes the rock take on a green appearance
Obsidian- a popular rock among paleopeople for tool making Volcanic Glass
Tuffs &Tuffs Breccias - look like sedimentary rock & Breccias But they are not…. it is volcanic ash that is lithified
How do we tell where the igneous rocks formed and what can we derive from the rocks about the conditions of
Pyroclastics Lava flow Volcanic neck Igneous dike Igneous Sill Batholith
Sierra Nevada Batholith- Home to Yosemite National Park and a lot of Granites and Grano -diorites
Sierra Nevada Batholith
Areal extent of the Idaho Batholith- a huge (15, 400 square miles) intrusive body of primarily felsic composition (granites) igneous rocks
An igneous dike. Discordant with surrounding rock It cuts across other rocks
An igneous sill. Concordant with surrounding rock It runs parallel to other rocks
Necks & Ig Dikes Neck Dike igneous Igneous sill
- Igneous vs metamorphic
- Igneous metamorphic and sedimentary
- What is rock cycle
- Minerals vs rocks
- Rocks are aggregates of minerals
- Rock cycle song
- Rocks
- Difference between rocks and minerals
- Concept map about minerals and rocks
- Poem about minerals and rocks 3 stanza
- Difference between rock and stone
- Rocks and minerals
- Name a line containing point a
- How can one type of rock change into another type of rock?
- Rock climbing rock climbing
- A rock climber's shoe loosens a rock and her climbing buddy
- A rock climber's shoe loosens a rock and her climbing buddy
- Concept map of igneous rocks
- Extrusive rocks and intrusive rocks
- Lasa naviance
- Rock cycle comic strip
- Rock cycle song (sedimentary igneous metamorphic)
- Rock cycle learning objectives
- Rock cycle picture
- Rock cycle explanation and diagram
- Kesler science rock cycle answer key
- The rock cycle foldable
- Rock cycle
- Rock cycle doodle notes
- Rock jeopardy
- Chapter 4 section 3 sedimentary rock answer key