Slide 1 Common Rock Types Colby Geology Slide 2 Slide 3 Slide 4 Igneous Rocks Classification based on composition and texture. COMPOSITION Principally the rock-forming minerals…
Slide 1 Igneous Rocks Fire’s Within Slide 2 Why Should We Study Rocks? It’s like a good history book – it tells us Earth’s long history Slide 3 Three Types of Rocks…
Slide 1 CHAPTER 4 IGNEOUS ROCKS Slide 2 Magma: The parent material of igneous rock Lava Extrusive – volcanic Intrusive – plutonic Nature of magma Melt Volatiles From…
Common Rock Types Common Rock Types Colby Geology Igneous Rocks Classification based on composition and texture. COMPOSITION Principally the rock-forming minerals Olivine…