... THEROCKCYCLE Metamorphic rocks: typically complex Pressure indicated by fabric (foliation) Heat indicated by growth of new minerals/crystals Metamorphic Rocks Two major types ... chemistry of parent rock controls the mineral assemblage formed during metamorphism Metamorphic Index minerals • INDEX MINERALS are diagnostic minerals formed by metamorphic reactions • They are a function ... Minerals produced a function of temperature & parent rock TEXTURES: INDICATORS OF METAMORPHIC PROCESS Pressurized Heated Foliated rocks: pressurised rocks • Pressure induces re-organisation and growth...
... TYPES OF ROCKS CAN BE CHANGED INTO METAMORPHIC ROCK BY HEAT AND PRESSURE •KEY WORDS •HEAT and PRESSURE RockCycle Animations • You choose the pa th • Rocks forming THEROCKCYCLE • One of the cycles ... TOGETHER Sedimentary Rocks KEY WORDS WEATHERING and EROSION COMPACTING and CEMENTING FORMED WHEN EXISTING ROCK IS CHANGED INTO NEW ROCK BY THE HEATING OF THEROCK AND PRESSURE FROM OTHER ROCKS ... one type of rock to another THEROCKCYCLE Gneiss Schist (m) Phyllite (m) (m) Siltstone Shale Slate (s) (s) (m) THEROCKCYCLE Granite Sandstone (s) (i) Quartzite (m) The color of rocks may be...
... the hot magma of batholiths L.Gardiner/Windows Original Regional Metamorphism Tectonic forces smash continents together The rocks get heated and become semi-molten The added pressure causes the ... even flow before cooling again! Common Metamorphic Rocks Parent Rock Metamorphic Rock Granite Gneiss Shale Slate Sandstone Quartzite TheRockCycle ... IGNEOUS -Intrusive Large Interlocking Crystals! Main Rock Types How to make a clastic sedimentary rock Sedimentary Main Rock Types Metamorphic rocks form from HEAT&PRESSURE Contact Metamorphism...
... background to help represent theRockCycle There are many ways to show the various relationships between the rocks and the related natural processes Before we look at theRockCycle in detail, let’s ... become the metamorphic rock schist If the metamorphic rock schist is metamorphosed it can become the metamorphic rock gneiss In Michigan, metamorphic rocks make up the bedrock in the western northern ... Metamorphic rocks Sedimentary rocks Generalized Bedrock Geology of Michigan In Michigan, sedimentary rocks make up the bedrock in the eastern northern, and southern peninsulas Sedimentary rocks found...
... The weight of all the layers presses them together and they eventually harden forming sedimentary rock 2 The sedimentary rock is pushed deeper into the earth This adds to the pressure from the ... flattened some of the grains in therock are Metamorphic Rock - Schist • Schist rocks are metamorphic These rocks can be formed from basalt, an igneous rock; shale, a sedimentary rock; or slate, ... The edges of this rock are very sharp Metamorphic Rock • Metamorphic rocks are rocks that have "morphed" into another kind of rock These rocks were once igneous or sedimentary rocks How sedimentary...
... Unit Lesson TheRockCycle What is therock cycle? • Over millions of years, any of the three rock types can be changed into another of the three types • The series of processes by which rock changes ... Publishing Company Unit Lesson TheRockCycle What are the classes of rocks? • Each rock class can be divided further, based on differences in the way the rocks form • Sedimentary rock is composed of minerals ... Unit Lesson TheRockCycle How tectonic plate motions affect therock cycle? • Tectonic plate motions can move rock around, leading to changes in therock These plate motions can move rock up or...
... How Rocks Change Introduction All rocks change slowly from one type to another, again and again The changes form a cycle, called "the rock cycle. " The way rocks change depends ... or sand grains insects, or other items in in therock surface, like colored glass different colors in the are shiny or sparkly, like visible in therocktherockrock tiny mirrors Sedimentary ... http://screencast.com/t/caGU3MMT TheRockCycle http://www.learner.org/interactives/rockcycle/types.html Types of Rocks Rocks are not all the same! The three main types, or classes, of rock are sedimentary, metamorphic,...
... earth Can use the texture and mineralogy of these rocks to determine where in the Earth they formed Igneous Rock Textures Where therock forms in the Earth and how quickly it cools determines ... minerals precipitate around deposited particles and bind them together The sedimentary stages of therockcycle Weathering breaks down rocks Erosion carries away particles Transportation moves ... *The materials forming rocks come from the Earth’s mantle as magma, from space, from organisms, or from the breakdown of other rocks and minerals *Environmental changes and processes affect the...
... http://www.science.ca/~geo/202 /rock_ cycle/ rockcycle.htm/ TheRock Cycle. ” www.rocksandminerals.com 21 Feb 2003 SciLinks 19 Sep 2003 http://www.rocksandminerals.com/rockcycle.htm “What’s A Rock Cycle? ” www.priweb.org ... the way down to the mantle where they slowly mix with the rest of the mantle – this is the only way that rocks formed on the continent get recycled with the mantle Compaction The result of this ... from the incredible weight of material surrounding therock on all sides The pressure pushes new minerals into therock and drives other minerals out; the result, of course, is that the rock...
... through the 3:51 rockcycle 3:45 TheRockCycle – Reading Activity Possible! TheRockCycle – In Legos 2:20 4:29 Misc Information and Sites Animated RockCycle Interactive RockCycle Interactive Rock ... sedimentary rock is cemented together subjected to heat and pressure Video Reinforcement RockCycle Song Mr Parr 4:28 eClips by NASA 4:09 Mr Lee RockCycle Rap the story of Louey a piece of quartite the ... Erosion Deposition TheRockCycle n io Er os k rlin pe y H Igneous Rock to am yJ ud t S 3:0 EROSION – the removal of soil and rock by natural processes such as Igneous rock is formed through...
... Metamorphic Schist Gneiss Quartzite Form when rocks change as they are heated or squeezed Paths Through theRockCycle Sedimentary Rock Igneous Rock in g r he sion t e a E ro W & He Pr at & ... E erin ros g ion Cooling Metamorphic Rock Melting Magma/Lava Rockcycle website RockCycle Song (Sing to the tune of "Row, Row, Row Your Boat") SEDIMENTARY rock Has been formed in layers Often ... mineral crystals The Three Types of Rock Sedimentary Sandstone Shale Conglomerate Form when grains of rock (sediments) collect and harden into new rocks The Three Types of Rock Metamorphic Schist...
... THEROCKCYCLE Relative proportions of rock groups Sedimentary rocks: larger proportion of land surface The greater proportion created by weathering, erosion & deposition These are ... deposition These are known as clastic sediments SEDIMENTARY ROCKS • Clastic sediments from weathering & erosion of pre- existing rocks • Weathering can be physical (freeze-thaw) or chemical • Erosion ... function of sediment transport • Textural maturity refers to: – The degree of roundness of the grains – The amount of sorting of the grain sizes • Texturally mature sandstones have well-rounded...
... TYPES OF ROCKS CAN BE CHANGED INTO METAMORPHIC ROCK BY HEAT AND PRESSURE •KEY WORDS •HEAT and PRESSURE RockCycle Animations • You choose the path • Rocks forming THEROCKCYCLE • One of the cycles ... one type of rock to another THEROCKCYCLE Gneiss Schist (m) Phyllite (m) (m) Siltstone Shale Slate (s) (s) (m) THEROCKCYCLE Granite Sandstone (s) (i) Quartzite (m) The color of rocks may be ... what minerals therock is made of -TEXTURE=sizes, shapes and positions of grains in the rocks TYPES OF ROCKS • THE COMPOSITION OF ROCKS IS DETERMINED -BY THE KIND OF MINERALS & -THE AMOUNT MINERALS...
... problems with the connected devices and the speakers are turned on Gathering information is by far the most important step of the troubleshooting cycle Step Given the above scenario, what are the most ... installing the device driver for the sound card In order to get the latest device driver for the sound card, you visit the website for the sound card manufacturer You conduct a search for the sound ... have verified the speakers and audio player are working, you figure it is unlikely they are causing the problem You continue the troubleshooting cycle by creating solutions for the apparently...
... centrosome duplication The Centrosome Cycle 2.1 Introduction This chapter is focused on the centrosome cycle, the changes that occur within the centrosome throughout the cell cycle, and the molecules ... anchors the minus ends of the centriole microtubules On the mother centriole, this end also serves as the initiation platform for daughter centriole construction The distal end contains the plus ... Centrosome Cycle 115 Fig The centrosome cycle a The centrosome in an early G1 cell contains a mother and daughter centriole pair in an orthogonal orientation b In late G1 or at the G1/S transition, the...
... worksheet Explain the process of closing the books Describe the content and purpose of a post-closing trial balance State the required steps in the accounting cycle Explain the approaches to ... Identify the sections of a classified balance sheet Chapter 4-2 Completing the Accounting Cycle Completing the Accounting Cycle Using a Using a Worksheet Worksheet Closing the Closing the Books ... Preparing a post-closing trial balance Chapter 4-3 Summary of Summary of Accounting Accounting CycleCycle Classified Classified Balance Sheet Balance Sheet Reversing entries—An optional step Correcting...
... traces the financial cycle measured as the average of the medium-term cycle in the component series using frequency-based filters The red line traces the GDP cycle identified by the traditional shorter-term ... of the component series (credit, the credit to GDP ratio and house prices) using the turning-point method The blue line traces the financial cycle measured as the average of the medium-term cycle ... troughs of the financial cycle measured by the combined behaviour of the component series (credit, the credit to GDP ratio and house prices) using the turning-point method The blue line traces the financial...
... building from the bottom up rather than from the top down Are there exceptions? Yes, there surely are and their contributions have been both profound and substantive Nonetheless, the overarching ... how these are made clear to prospective employees to help them select themselves into the organization; the extent to which they reflect preferences of those employees; and the degree to which the ... attractive to the “right” people almost from the moment of their founding Their successful strategies began to show results later, before the companies ran out of money The point is that in these organizations,...