How Rocks Are Formed! http://www.fi.edu/fellows/payton/rocks/create/index.html How Sedimentary Rock Is Formed • For thousands, even millions of years, little pieces of…

1. Rock Types MetamorphicIgneous Sedimentary 2. • What are Igneous Rocks? Igneous rocks are formed from the solidification of molten rock material. • There are two basic…

1. ROCKSPETROLOGY Is a branch of geology, which deals with study of rocks (Petro=rock, Logos=study) 2. Importance of Petrology in civil Engg. • It provides an opportunity…

Rocks and Weathering Rock Cycle sedimentary For thousands, even millions of years, little pieces of our earth have been eroded--broken down and worn away by wind and water.…

Slide 1 A Unit study on Rocks and Minerals for 3 rd grade Slide 2 Essential Question: What are the similarities and differences between rocks and minerals? Slide 3 Enduring…

Slide 1Metamorphic Rocks 20 Starter Metamorphic Rocks 9/08/15 Application: Lab Connection Do summarize it on page 338 book. Exit: Classify the following rock as foliated…

Slide 1 Slide 2 Amongst the common rock forming minerals Felspathoid minerals containing less % of silica are also present which are usually allied with Feldspars Nepheline…

Slide 1 IGNEOUS ROCK Felsic rich igneous lunar rock collected from the lunar highlands of the moon by Apollo 16 astronauts. Slide 2 Rock Classification ROCKS IGNEOUS -most…

NOTES: Earth: Age--4.6 billion years by radioactive isotope dating. Atmosphere--80% Nitrogen, 20% Oxygen, trace of Carbon Dioxide. Pressure = 14.7 lbs/sq in. Originally lots…

SEDIMENTARY, METAMORPHIC AND IGNEOUS ROCKS Chapter 6 The Rock Cycle What is the Rock Cycle? The rock cycle is a process in which: A rock forms Changes from one type of rock…