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rock vocab

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rock cycle   series of processes in which rock forms, changes form one type to another, destroyed and forms again by geological process  
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rock   naturally occurring solid mixture of one or more minerals or organic matter  
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erosion   process by which wind, water,ice or gravity transports soil and sediment from one location to another  
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deposition   process which matter is laid down  
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composition   the chemical makeup of rock  
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texture   quality of rock that is based on the sizes,shapes, and positions of the rock grains  
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uplift   the rising of regions of the Earth's crust to higher elevations  
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intrusive igneous rock   rock formed by cooling and solidification of magma beneath the Earth  
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extrusive igneous rock   rock forms as a result of volcanic activity at or near Earth's surface  
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magma   semi-hot liquid in the Earth's crust  
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sills   sheet like intrusions that are oriented parallel to previous rock unit  
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plutons   large irregular-shaped intrusive bodies  
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batholiths   the largest of all igneous intrusions  
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mafic rock   dark colored rocks that are rich in calcium,iron,and magnesium have very little silicon  
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dikes   sheetlike that cut across previous rock units  
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lava flow   when lava erupts from volcano  
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starta   layers of rock  
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starttification   process in which sedimentary rocks are arranged in layers  
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ripple marks   wind and water waves on lakes, oceans, rivers and sand dunes  
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fossiliferous limestone   cemented animal remains  
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organic sedimentary rocks   either form when dissolved materials precipitate from solution or form from accumulation of plant or animal debris  
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mud cracks   fine-grained sediments st the bottom od the shallow  
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foliated   texture of metamorphic rocks in which mineral grains are arranged in planes or bands  
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nonfoliated   texture of metamorphic rocks in which mineral grains are not arranged in planes or bands  
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regional metamorphism   pressure builds up in rock that is buried deep below the other rock formations or when large pieces of the Earth's crust collide with each other  
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contact metamorphism   heat of rock gradually decreases as the rock's distance form the magma increases and temperature decreases  
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metamorphism   heated by nearby magma  
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index minerals   only some minerals form at certain pressure and temperature  
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recrystallization   during metamorphism mineral may change in size and composition  
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deformation   change in shape of a rock caused by a forced placed on it  
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