Slide 1Rocks Chapter 4 Slide 2 What is a rock? Rock Mixture of minerals, rock fragments, volcanic glass, organic material, or other natural materials. Slide 3 What is a rock?…

Slide 1Radiometric and Trapped-Charge Dating R.A. Varney Paleoresearch Institute Slide 2 Presentation Format 1.Basic Chemistry for Radiometric Dating 2.Types of Radiometric…

Slide 1 Slide 2 All rocks have the POTENTIAL to go through the rock cycle!! PICK ME!!!!! http://www.holmes-arts.com/store/product_photos/rock_people.jpg Slide 3 The Rock…

1.8/4/2010 2. What is a rock? 8/4/2010 3. • Most rocks are made of minerals. • Rocks can be put into three basic rocktypes: igneous, sedimentary, andmetamorphic. 8/4/2010…

1. Metamorphism and metamorphic rocks • Rocks created by heat, pressure and/or chemically reactive fluids • Metamorphic rocks are produced from • Igneous rocks •…

Slide 1 The exterior of the Empire State Building in NYC is made of limestone, marble, granite, and metal. Sedimentary & Metamorphic Rocks Slide 2 SEDIMENTARY ROCKS Rocks…

Slide 1 Rocks The Geologic Dictionary Slide 2 Metamorphic Rocks Rocks Under Stress Slide 3 Metamorphism Recrystalization Solid-State Chemical Reactions No Melting Slide 4…

Slide 1 The Rock Cycle Slide 2 What are Rocks? Rocks are the most common material on Earth. They are a naturally occurring collection of one or more minerals. Rocks are the…

Slide 1 REQUIRED ROCKS & FAMOUS ROCK FORMATIONS Slide 2 IGNEOUS ROCKS  Formed when magma or lava cools & crystallizes  INTRUSIVE (Plutonic): magma cools underground…

Aim: What are metamorphic rocks? I. Metamorphic Rocks â rocks that have been exposed to great heat and pressure. A. Dynamic Metamorphism(Regional Metamorphism)- large areas…