1. Types of Rocks! What do they have to say to us? 2. The 3 Types of Rocks: Igneous Slow-Cooling Fast-Cooling Flow Direction Sedimentary Chemical Detrital Metamorphic Foliated…

1. Thursday, August 25thTake out Tier 1 S 2. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rkGVE6wNAzoA little Science Rap 3. Date: 8/24Section: MTitle: Metamorphic NotesPage: 9Metamorphicscience…

1. Meta=change Morphic=form/shap e 2. I. Parent Rocks Rocks that have been changed from an original “parent” rock 3. II. How are Metamorphic Rocks Formed?  Formed…

Slide 1Metamorphism and Metamorphic Rocks A. Metamorphic rocks: Form at conditions between igneous and sedimentary rocks Slide 2 Definition Protolith: parent rock, what the…

Slide 1 Classification and Facies Wikipedia Slide 2 Today Updates: Not today Lecture outline: - Rock classification - Facies Slide 3 Prograde Metamorphism Normally progress…

Slide 1 Metamorphic Rocks (pages 110–112) Types of Metamorphic Rocks (pages 110–111) (pages 110–111) Metamorphic Rocks (pages 110–112) Types of Metamorphic Rocks…

Slide 1 Metamorphic Rocks Slide 2 Metamorphic Rocks: form when heat and/or pressure change pre-existing rocks. – Metamorphism: the process of forming metamorphic rocks.…

Slide 1 Slide 2 Slide 3 Rocks are classified by their mineral composition and their color. Ex. Basalt is usually a dark-colored rock with a low silica concentration. Geologists…

ESCI 101: Lecture Rocks February 16, 2007 Copy of this lecture will be found at: http://www.owlnet.rice.edu/~esci101 With Some Graphics from Press et al., Understanding Earth,…

AIM: How are metamorphic rocks formed, classified and used? OBJ: Given notes and activity sheet SWBAT explain how metamorphic rocks are formed, classified and used with 70%…