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ES EMAP Chapter 2
Earth Materials and Processes - Ch2 Rocks - Difficult
Term | Definition |
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Contact Metamorphism | Rock minerals and texture are changed, mainly by heat, due to contact with magma. Usually results in nonfoliated texture. |
Regional Metamorphism | Rock minerals and texture are changed, mainly by pressure and heat, over a wide geographical area due to mountain building. Usually results in foliated texture. |
Rock | A mixture of solid minerals or mineraloids. |
Mineraloid | A mineral-like substance that does not demonstrate definite crystalline structure and/or chemical composition. |
Rock Cycle | The transition of rocks between rock types over geologic time as a result of melting and cooling, heat and pressure, or compaction and cementation of sediments. |
Igneous Rock | Rocks formed through the cooling and solidification of molten rock (lava or magma). |
Lava | Molten (liquid) rock at earth's surface. |
Magma | Molten (liquid) rock below earth's surface. |
Intrusive | Igneous rocks formed from solidification of magma below ground. |
Extrusive | Igneous rocks formed from solidification of lava above ground. |
Mafic (Basaltic) | Compositional group of igneous rocks; darker in color, 45-55% silicate and the balance heavy metals. Tends to form thin magmas. |
Felsic (Granitic or Rhyolitic) | Compositional group of igneous rocks; lighter in color, >65% silicate and the balance heavy metals. Tends to form thick magmas. |
Metamorphic Rock | Rocks that have been changed due to the application of heat, pressure and/or hydrothermal solutions. |
Foliated | Containing flattened grains or crystals in parallel layers. |
Nonfoliated | Containing no flattened grains or crystals in parallel layers. |
Sediments | Loose materials such as bits of rocks, mineral grains, bits of shell or other mineraloids; including particles in solution. |
Sedimentary Rock | Rock formed as a result of sediments being deposited, compacted, and cemented together. |
Cementation | The process through which quartz, calcite, hematite, and limestone are deposited between existing mineral grains resulting in their bonding together to form a rock. |
Detritus / clasts | Particulate matter that forms sediment. It is categorized according to its size. |
Phaneritic | Crystals visible to the naked eye. Large crystals, formed from the cooling and solidification of magma beneath earth's surface. |
Aphanitic | Literally means "no crystals". It is commonly accepted that aphanitic rocks have very small to microscopic crystals present. |
porphyritic | relating to or denoting a rock texture, typically found in volcanic rocks, containing distinct crystals or crystalline particles embedded in a fine-grained groundmass |
Ultramafic | Compositional group of igneous rocks; darker in color, <45% silicate and the balance heavy metals. Tends to form very thin magmas. |
Intermediate (Andesitic) | Compositional group of igneous rocks; somewhat darker in color, 55-65% silicate and the balance heavy metals. |