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Rock Cycle
Rocks are Kewl E: #2
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7th Grade
01/28/2014
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Term
Intrusive
 Definition
Igneous rock formed from cooled magma
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Extrusive
 Definition
Igneous rock formed from cooled lava
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Granite
 Definition
Intrusive rock with crystals
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Obsidian
 Definition
Extrusive rock with volcanic grass
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Basalt
 Definition
Dark extrusive rock
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Scoria
 Definition
Extrusive rock with air holes of solidified foam
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Pumice
 Definition
Extrusive rock with solidified foam
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Crystal size
 Definition
the longer it takes to cool the bigger the crystal size.
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Detrital
 Definition
sedimentary rocks made up of sediment
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Conglomerate
 Definition
large pebbles (smooth)
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Sandstone
 Definition
sand (quartz, feldspar)
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Shale
 Definition
mud-clay-sediment
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Chemical
 Definition
sedimentary rocks formed from dissolved minerals
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Limestone
 Definition
CaCO3 (calcium/carbonate)
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Halite
 Definition
salt
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Organic
 Definition
made by animals/plants
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Coal
 Definition
dead plants
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