PPT-Activator How do rocks relate to minerals? Rock vs Mineral?

Activator How do rocks relate to minerals Rock vs Mineral Decide if each object shown better represents a rock or a mineral Hold up the rock side or mineral side of your page Example Rock. UNIT . - . 6. What is Metamorphism. Metamorphism. (from the Greek words for “changing form”) is the process by which rising temperature and changes in other environmental conditions transform rocks and minerals. Classification . Classification of igneous rocks is based on mineral composition, crystal size, and texture.. Review Vocabulary . fractional crystallization . a sequential process during which early formed crystals are removed from the melt and do not react with the remaining magma . Liz LaRosa . http://www.middleschoolscience.com. 2010. Images from Geology.com unless otherwise noted. What are Rocks?. A rock is a naturally occurring solid mixture of one or more minerals, or organic matter. Color . Texture. Light. Dark. Fine. Coarse . Igneous rocks are classified according to their. . origin. , . texture. , and . mineral composition. .. Origin . D. id it harden inside the earth or on the earth’s surface?. All rocks are made up of 2 or more of these minerals. . Minerals are not rocks!. Silicon and oxygen are the most abundant elements in the crust and in minerals. Oxygen is the most abundant element in minerals. 2 – Soil. 3 – Landscape. Lithosphere. Lithosphere. The lithosphere is a rigid . part of the earth . that includes the earth's crust and part of the upper mantle . Ex. . Mountains, plains, volcanoes, etc.. 2 – Soil. 3 – Landscape. Lithosphere. Lithosphere. The lithosphere is a rigid . part of the earth . that includes the earth's crust and part of the upper mantle . Ex. . Mountains, plains, volcanoes, etc.. What are minerals?. Common rock-forming minerals. Physical properties of minerals. Basic rock types. The rock cycle. Minerals . Natural . Solid. Atoms arranged in orderly repeating 3D array: . crystalline. Physical Properties of Minerals. Color. Some minerals only occur as one. c. olor. . However, some minerals,. s. uch as quartz can be many. different . colors.. Streak. The color of powdered mineral.. Science Question. . . On Mars, billion-year-old sedimentary rocks containing clay minerals are key indicators of ancient habitable environments and may preserve organic compounds. On Earth, where plate tectonics drives the burial and heating of rocks, clay minerals are transformed into new minerals, influencing organic preservation, and impacting global geochemical cycling of carbon, oxygen, and water. Mars lacked plate tectonics for much of its history, but data from Mars Science Laboratory Rover, . Which of following . is not. one of the three classes of rocks? . . Igneous. Metamorphic. Magma. What two processes change rock into sediments?. Cooling & Hardening. Heat & Pressure. Weathering & Erosion. Geo 281: geology for engineers. Geology and Geophysics Department. King Saud University. Minerals: Building. Blocks of Rocks. We begin our discussion of Earth . materials with . an overview of . mineralogy (mineral = mineral and Logy=Study) because . January 2013. 3-1 What are rocks?. Rocks in Earth’s Crust. Petrologists. study rocks & minerals.. Rocks are made of minerals (2000). . Classification of Rocks. Classification is the grouping of things that are alike.. 6. What is Metamorphism. Metamorphism. (from the Greek words for “changing form”) is the process by which rising temperature and changes in other environmental conditions transform rocks and minerals.