Slide 1Liz LaRosa http://www.middleschoolscience.com 2010http://www.middleschoolscience.com Images from Geology.com unless otherwise noted Slide 2 A rock is a naturally occurring…

Slide 1 Images from Geology.com unless otherwise noted Slide 2  A rock is a naturally occurring solid mixture of one or more minerals, or organic matter  Rocks are…

Slide 1 Slide 2 Images from Geology.com unless otherwise noted Slide 3 The Rock Cycle  Key Question: What are the 3 types of rocks, and how can we tell them apart? …

Slide 1 DOLOMITE Abdulkader M. Abed University of Jordan [email protected] Slide 2 General General Formula: CaCO3.MgCO3 Trigonal crystal system Ideal dolomite (stoichiometric):…

Slide 1 Sedimentary Rocks Notes Sedimentary Rock – when sediments become pressed or cemented together or when sediments precipitate out of a solution. Sediments – loose…

What Rocks Tell Us What Rocks Tell Us Rock Type How Classified What it Tells Us Igneous Composition Tectonic Setting Texture Cooling History Sedimentary Chemical Composition…

Petrology All about rocks! Essential Questions What is the rock cycle? What are the three types of rocks? The Rock Cycle Magma Magma is molten rock material below the surface…

BIOGEOCHEMCIAL CYCLES Matter and Biogeochemical Cycles Matter All material in the universe that has mass and occupies space is called matter. Atoms- smallest unit of an element…

Types of Rock Types of Rock Liz LaRosa http://www.middleschoolscience.com 2010 Images from Geology.com unless otherwise noted What are Rocks? A rock is a naturally occurring…

What Rocks Tell Us What Rocks Tell Us Rock Type How Classified What it Tells Us Igneous Composition Tectonic Setting Texture Cooling History Sedimentary Chemical Composition…