Rocks and Minerals: A First Look Chapter 2 The differences in the physical properties of rocks, minerals, and soils determine their suitability for different purposes – extraction of water or of metals, construction, manufacturing, Illinois Fluorite, photo by J. Carr
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Rocks and Minerals: A First Look
Chapter 2
The differences in the physical properties of
rocks, minerals, and soils determine their suitability for different purposes – extraction of water or of
• Sulfides – S– Host for many metallic ores (Pb, Cu, Zn, and others)
• Oxides – any metal combined with oxygen– Iron and aluminum ores
• Native elements – minerals composed of single element– Carbon as diamond and graphite– Copper, gold, silver, or platinum
Rocks – formed from Minerals
• A solid aggregate of one or more minerals, or mineral materials
• Consists of many mineral grains or crystals forming a solid mass
• Each rock contains a record of its own history
• Three broad categories– Igneous– Sedimentary– Metamorphic
Igneous Rocks• Magma, at high enough temperatures, rocks
and minerals melt, and the natural hot, molten rock material is called magma
• Silicates are the most common minerals, and magmas are thus rich in silica.
• Magmas also contain some dissolved water and gases, and include some solid crystals suspended in the melt; iron content is variable and this variability is the basis for igneous rock classification
• An igneous rock is a rock formed by the solidification and crystallization of a
cooling magma
Igneous Rocks• Rocks formed from hot, molten rock material
• Usually composed of silicate minerals and some dissolved gases and water
• Molten materials are very hot
– Plutonic rocks form if magma cools inside earth’s crust (does not flow onto surface); coarse crystals will grow
– Volcanic rocks form if magma flows onto surface as lava; glass often forms
Igneous Rocks*Know this chart
Felsic;
low iron
light toned
Intermediate
Mafic;
high iron
dark toned
Ultramafic
Volcanic; extrusive; aphanitic
Rhyolite Andesite Basalt Eclogite
Plutonic; intrusive; phaneritic
Granite Diorite Gabbro Peridotite
Weathering of Rocks
• Chemical weathering
• Physical weathering• Creates Sediments• Ions for cements
Sedimentary Rocks• Sediments are:
produced by weathering of
pre-existing rocks and minerals
loose, unconsolidated accumulations of mineral or rock particles
eroded, transported, and deposited in many sedimentary environments
buried and experience lithification
Lithification involves compacting the sediments with burial and cementation of the sediments forming a sedimentary rock
Sedimentary Rock FACTS:• Gravity plays a role in the formation of all
sedimentary rocks.
• Layering is a very common feature of sedimentary rocks and is used to identify the origins of sedimentary rocks.
• They yield information about the settings or environment in which the sediments were deposited.
• They are formed at or near the earth’s surface and at temperatures close to ordinary surface temperatures.
2 Types of Sedimentary Rocks
1.Clastic sedimentary rocks– Formed by the lithification of mechanically weathered
pieces of rocks and minerals (fragments)• Grain sizes range from boulder, gravel, sand, silt, and mud
– Once deposited these clastic particles a cementedie. Conglomerate, sandstone…
2.Chemical sedimentary rocks– Chemical process occur in water bodies such as lakes,
seas, or oceans (ie. evaporation)
– Minerals precipitate from the water and form thick deposits• Examples: Halite, Calcite, and Gypsum
Figures 2.11 Sedimentary Rocks
Metamorphic Rocks• “Changed form” rock• Rock formed from pre-existing rock or minerals• Heat, pressure, and chemically active fluids cause
changes in rock• Heat increases as a rock is buried or is close to
a magma chamber• Pressure increases with burial or collision
between moving continents• Fluids become heated and circulate with burial
or with location near a magma chamber
Metamorphic Rock Changes• Significant changes can occur in a rock at
temperatures well below melting
• Temperature and pressure can cause the minerals in the rock to
recrystallize• Pressure may cause the rock to be deformed• Sources of elevated temperatures of metamorphism:
burial, magma, mountain-building, and plate tectonic movement
• Sources of elevated pressures of metamorphism: burial, mountain-building,
and plate tectonic movement
Types of Metamorphism
• Contact metamorphism – localized metamorphism of rocks adjacent to
a magma chamber
• Regional metamorphism – large scale stressing and heating of a rock by deep
burial or continental plates moving and colliding
Common Metamorphic RocksAny kind of pre-existing rock can be metamorphosed
• Foliation: when a rock is subjected to directed stress, its minerals form elongated/platy crystals and line up parallel to each other
1. Nonfoliated Rocks do not show directed stress– Marble is metamorphosed limestone– Quartzite is metamorphosed quartz-rich sandstone
2. Foliated Rocks show directed stress or pressure– Slate is low grade foliated metamorphic rock– Schist and Gneiss is high grade metamorphic rocks
Rocks grouped on the basis of their mode of origin:
igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic
Shows the interrelationships between the three rock types
Rocks of any type can be transformed into rocks of another type or into another distinct rock of the
same general type through the geologic processes
Rocks are continually being changed by geological processes
The Rock Cycle • Earth as a system: the Full cycle
• Magma, a molten material formed inside Earth• Crystallization, magma cools and solidifies• Igneous rock: formed by “fire” underneath• Weathering, transportation, and deposition
(sediment formation )• Lithification • Sedimentary rock
• Metamorphism (heat and pressure)
• Metamorphic rock • Melting
• Magma Forms
The Rock Cycle
Full cycle does not always take place due to "shortcuts" or interruptions
• e.g., Sedimentary rock melts • e.g., Igneous rock is metamorphosed • e.g., Sedimentary rock is weathered • e.g., Metamorphic rock weathers
Through time, geologic processes acting on older rocks change them into new and different ones so that, in a sense,