Rocks and Minerals

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TRUE about Minerals: Inorganic, Naturally occuring, With chemical composition, All of the above

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All of the above

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Refers to a mineral’s ability to scratch another mineral or be scratched by another mineral.

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Hardness

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The basic building blocks of rocks: Crystal, Acids, Magma, Minerals

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Minerals

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Example of Extrusive rock:

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Pumice

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Characteristics of intrusive igneous rock:

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coarsed grain

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4 processes in the formation of sedimentary rock (in chronological order)

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erosion, deposition, compaction, cementation

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Thick layers of sediment build up overtime and weigh down layers:

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Compaction

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Metamorphic rock were form through: Weathering, Erosion, Heat and pressure, Mass wasting

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Heat and pressure

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Examples of Metamorphic rock:

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Gneiss

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Exogenic process:

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