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Rocks/Minerals Vocab

Help study the Rocks and Minerals vocab.

TermDefinition
Rock A naturally occurring, solid combination of minerals.
Igneous "Fire Rock" rock formed from cooled molten rock.
Sedimentary Rock formed sediments that have been cemented together.
Metamorphic Rock formed from extreme heat and/or pressure on other rock.
Sediments Bits of weathered rock.
Rock Cycle Describes the progress of rocks changing from any one type to any other type of rock over long periods of time.
Volcano A hill or mountain made of cooled magma and/or cinders and ash, may or may not continue to erupt lava, gases, ash, etc.
Garnet Schist A highly foliated, medium-grained rock with varying minerals and larger crystals of garnets.
Crystals A piece of rock or other solid substance usually with regular geometric form and symmetrical plane faces.
Magma Molten rock under the surface.
Lava Molten rock at/above the surface.
Bands Lines in rock characterized by flattened crystals, often looking like stripes.
Fossils Remains or impression of an organism preserved in rock.
Layers Lines of sediment in rocks with similar features that are distinguishable from other nearby layers.
Weathering The breaking down of rock into smaller pieces by the actions of wind, water, and temperature changes.
Fluorescence The emission of radiation, usually visible light, when exposed to external radiation.
Interlocking Crystals Crystals which have filled in the available space within a rock, therefore not possessing the geometric shapes.
Gravel Weathered rock pieces, larger than sand grains, with irregular/jagged edges.
Pebbles Weathered rock pieces, larger than sand grains, with rounded edges.
Molten Rock Rock in it's liquid form.
Natural Resource Anything that comes from nature that is used by people.
Synthetic Material that does not occur naturally, made by manipulating chemicals in a lab/factory.
Renewable A resource that can be replenished as fast (or faster) than is is used.
Nonrenewable A resource that cannot be replenished on Earth as quickly as we are using it.
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