May - Broome County
... If you were to walk up a creek in South-Central New York State, you are you might find some fossils in the rocks. If you were south or east of Binghamton you might find some fossilized wood and reddish colored rocks. If you were north or west of Binghamton you might find some marine fossils such as ...
... If you were to walk up a creek in South-Central New York State, you are you might find some fossils in the rocks. If you were south or east of Binghamton you might find some fossilized wood and reddish colored rocks. If you were north or west of Binghamton you might find some marine fossils such as ...
Chapter 10 study guide
... (subducts) under the less dense continental lithosphere. The oceanic lithosphere heats up, releases fluid which heats up the mantle and creates magma. The magma rises to the surface and forms volcanic mountains. Subduction zone - the region along a plate boundary where one plate moves under another ...
... (subducts) under the less dense continental lithosphere. The oceanic lithosphere heats up, releases fluid which heats up the mantle and creates magma. The magma rises to the surface and forms volcanic mountains. Subduction zone - the region along a plate boundary where one plate moves under another ...
Igneous Rocks
... above a subduction zone • Less dense magma rises and cools to form igneous rock • Igneous rock exposed at surface gets weathered into sediment Convergent plate boundary • Sediments transported to low areas, buried and hardened into sedimentary rock • Sedimentary rock heated and squeezed at depth to ...
... above a subduction zone • Less dense magma rises and cools to form igneous rock • Igneous rock exposed at surface gets weathered into sediment Convergent plate boundary • Sediments transported to low areas, buried and hardened into sedimentary rock • Sedimentary rock heated and squeezed at depth to ...
Plate tectonics
... Where continental crust meets continental crust Both continental crusts are too light to subduct so a continent-continent collision occurs, creating especially large mountain ranges. The most spectacular example of this is the Himalayas. ...
... Where continental crust meets continental crust Both continental crusts are too light to subduct so a continent-continent collision occurs, creating especially large mountain ranges. The most spectacular example of this is the Himalayas. ...
Background Information for Plate Tectonics Rock Formation
... Uses: Sandstone & Limestone have been used as building materials or for decorating the outside walls of buildings. Limestone is important in smelting iron ore and for making cement. c. Metamorphic rock is formed when an existing rock is changed by heat, pressure, or chemical reactions. Most forms ...
... Uses: Sandstone & Limestone have been used as building materials or for decorating the outside walls of buildings. Limestone is important in smelting iron ore and for making cement. c. Metamorphic rock is formed when an existing rock is changed by heat, pressure, or chemical reactions. Most forms ...
Answers Rocks
... has pushed through and then cooled. G is probably metamorphic due to the heat and pressure. The rocks have been tilted and then a new layer B has been formed. ...
... has pushed through and then cooled. G is probably metamorphic due to the heat and pressure. The rocks have been tilted and then a new layer B has been formed. ...
Mineralogy and petrology of rocks from Kamen Volcano, Kamchatka
... volcano, Hb-bearing andesites and decites dominate at Bezimjanniy and medium-high-K subalkaline rocks at Ploskie Sopky volcano. In this report we present geological, petrographical, mineralogical and petrochemical data on the rocks of Kamen volcano. Three consecutive periods of volcano activity were ...
... volcano, Hb-bearing andesites and decites dominate at Bezimjanniy and medium-high-K subalkaline rocks at Ploskie Sopky volcano. In this report we present geological, petrographical, mineralogical and petrochemical data on the rocks of Kamen volcano. Three consecutive periods of volcano activity were ...
Chapter 4
... The oldest rocks found on the sea floor were less than 175 million years old. The oldest continental rocks are about 4 billion years old. WHY IS THIS INFORMATION SURPRISING? ...
... The oldest rocks found on the sea floor were less than 175 million years old. The oldest continental rocks are about 4 billion years old. WHY IS THIS INFORMATION SURPRISING? ...
Document
... apart. A fissure develops,allowing hot ,molten rock to well up from the mantle and to from new materials as it solidifies,the fissure is called a spreading,or “pull apart” centre. ...
... apart. A fissure develops,allowing hot ,molten rock to well up from the mantle and to from new materials as it solidifies,the fissure is called a spreading,or “pull apart” centre. ...
Rocks and Geology, General Information
... DIORITE (Sample 4) is also a speckled intrusive igneous rock but is noticeably darker in color than granite. The rock is coarse to medium grained with interlocking grains of dark gray plagioclase feldspar, greenish-black hornblende, and less than 10% quartz. Diorite is formed from magmas that are r ...
... DIORITE (Sample 4) is also a speckled intrusive igneous rock but is noticeably darker in color than granite. The rock is coarse to medium grained with interlocking grains of dark gray plagioclase feldspar, greenish-black hornblende, and less than 10% quartz. Diorite is formed from magmas that are r ...
Metamorphic Rocks - Illinois State University
... • High temperature & fluid primary agents, little to no pressure (occurs at shallow depths in the crust) ...
... • High temperature & fluid primary agents, little to no pressure (occurs at shallow depths in the crust) ...
Geologic Principles and Relative Dating
... b. Much of its history is recorded in the rock. c. Observations of fossils, rock types, evidence of faulting, uplifts and folding as well as __________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ 2. Relative Dating a. _____________________________________ ...
... b. Much of its history is recorded in the rock. c. Observations of fossils, rock types, evidence of faulting, uplifts and folding as well as __________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ 2. Relative Dating a. _____________________________________ ...
Exam I Review Q`s
... What is a mineral? What is a silicate mineral? What are the fundamental structures of silicate minerals? What is luster? What is cleavage? How is hardness of minerals measured? What is the most abundant atom in the rocky part of the earth? What is the most abundant mineral in the crust? What are the ...
... What is a mineral? What is a silicate mineral? What are the fundamental structures of silicate minerals? What is luster? What is cleavage? How is hardness of minerals measured? What is the most abundant atom in the rocky part of the earth? What is the most abundant mineral in the crust? What are the ...
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... the upper mantle. Plate Boundary: Place where two plates meet. Divergent Boundary: Place where two plates pull apart. Convergent Boundary: Place where two plates come together. Transform Boundary: Place where two plates slide past each other. Oceanic Crust: Dense crust formed by seafloor spreading a ...
... the upper mantle. Plate Boundary: Place where two plates meet. Divergent Boundary: Place where two plates pull apart. Convergent Boundary: Place where two plates come together. Transform Boundary: Place where two plates slide past each other. Oceanic Crust: Dense crust formed by seafloor spreading a ...
IM_chapter4 Igneous Rocks
... 1. Bowen’s reaction series can be compared to changing two given brick walls into two new walls. In one case—the discontinuous series—the bricks are individually removed and a new wall is simultaneously built from the bricks, but in a new pattern. The constituents of olivine, for example, are thus r ...
... 1. Bowen’s reaction series can be compared to changing two given brick walls into two new walls. In one case—the discontinuous series—the bricks are individually removed and a new wall is simultaneously built from the bricks, but in a new pattern. The constituents of olivine, for example, are thus r ...
Rocks and minerals
... Sedimentary rocks The action of water and air tends to transform and demolish the minerals that are contained in the rocks, by causing their disintegration and forming fragments of different size that are called debris. Debris are transported by rivers, sea water, wind and glaciers and then accumula ...
... Sedimentary rocks The action of water and air tends to transform and demolish the minerals that are contained in the rocks, by causing their disintegration and forming fragments of different size that are called debris. Debris are transported by rivers, sea water, wind and glaciers and then accumula ...
Semester Exam Study Guide
... He then placed the rock in a graduated cylinder that contained 6 ml of water. After adding the rock the water level was at 8.5 ml. What is the density of the rock? 39. A. Which rock type is the most dense? B. Which rock type is the least dense? 40. A.Define Lagtime B. Define fault. 41. What causes t ...
... He then placed the rock in a graduated cylinder that contained 6 ml of water. After adding the rock the water level was at 8.5 ml. What is the density of the rock? 39. A. Which rock type is the most dense? B. Which rock type is the least dense? 40. A.Define Lagtime B. Define fault. 41. What causes t ...
Investigations Into The Sources of K and Th Decoupling Across
... such as in the Marianas Island volcanics [11]. Class 7 is represented by continental-arc volcanism during oceanic-continental subduction such as in the Northern Andean mountain range of South America [12]. Class 8, back-arc extensional volcanism, is also a result of subduction, but occurs further aw ...
... such as in the Marianas Island volcanics [11]. Class 7 is represented by continental-arc volcanism during oceanic-continental subduction such as in the Northern Andean mountain range of South America [12]. Class 8, back-arc extensional volcanism, is also a result of subduction, but occurs further aw ...
The Ellipse
... Earth's crust is the most accessible to study, but also more complex, with many more variations in composition. The crust of Earth is divided into two types: oceanic and continental. Most oceanic crust is composed of the rock basalt. Basalt is mafic (which means it has a high magnesium and iron cont ...
... Earth's crust is the most accessible to study, but also more complex, with many more variations in composition. The crust of Earth is divided into two types: oceanic and continental. Most oceanic crust is composed of the rock basalt. Basalt is mafic (which means it has a high magnesium and iron cont ...
THIRD QUARTER II. UNIT 4: Landforms and Constructive and
... in earthquakes). Connecticut has a great deal of fault rock evidence of crustal separation. 6. The folding and faulting of rock layers during the shifting of the Earth’s crust causes the constructive formation of mountains, ridges and valleys. 7. Mountain formation can be the result of convergent te ...
... in earthquakes). Connecticut has a great deal of fault rock evidence of crustal separation. 6. The folding and faulting of rock layers during the shifting of the Earth’s crust causes the constructive formation of mountains, ridges and valleys. 7. Mountain formation can be the result of convergent te ...
Word - New Haven Science
... in earthquakes). Connecticut has a great deal of fault rock evidence of crustal separation. 6. The folding and faulting of rock layers during the shifting of the Earth’s crust causes the constructive formation of mountains, ridges and valleys. 7. Mountain formation can be the result of convergent te ...
... in earthquakes). Connecticut has a great deal of fault rock evidence of crustal separation. 6. The folding and faulting of rock layers during the shifting of the Earth’s crust causes the constructive formation of mountains, ridges and valleys. 7. Mountain formation can be the result of convergent te ...
Algoman orogeny
The Algoman orogeny, known as the Kenoran orogeny in Canada, was an episode of mountain-building (orogeny) during the Late Archean Eon that involved repeated episodes of continental collisions, compressions and subductions. The Superior province and the Minnesota River Valley terrane collided about 2,700 to 2,500 million years ago. The collision folded the Earth's crust and produced enough heat and pressure to metamorphose the rock. Blocks were added to the Superior province along a 1,200 km (750 mi) boundary that stretches from present-day eastern South Dakota into the Lake Huron area. The Algoman orogeny brought the Archaen Eon to a close, about 2,500 million years ago; it lasted less than 100 million years and marks a major change in the development of the earth’s crust.The Canadian shield contains belts of metavolcanic and metasedimentary rocks formed by the action of metamorphism on volcanic and sedimentary rock. The areas between individual belts consist of granites or granitic gneisses that form fault zones. These two types of belts can be seen in the Wabigoon, Quetico and Wawa subprovinces; the Wabigoon and Wawa are of volcanic origin and the Quetico is of sedimentary origin. These three subprovinces lie linearly in southwestern- to northeastern-oriented belts about 140 km (90 mi) wide on the southern portion of the Superior Province.The Slave province and portions of the Nain province were also affected. Between about 2,000 and 1,700 million years ago these combined with the Sask and Wyoming cratons to form the first supercontinent, the Kenorland supercontinent.