Chapter 3 Rocks: Minerals of the Solid Earth Word List
Andesitic composition |
Fossils |
Metamorphism |
Basaltic composition |
Foliation/Foliated texture |
Nonfoliated texture |
Bowen’s reaction series |
Glassy texture |
Pegmatite |
Chemical sedimentary rock |
Granitic composition |
Porphyritic texture |
Coarse-grained texture |
Hydrothermal solution |
Regional metamorphism |
Contact metamorphism |
Igneous rock |
Rock cycle |
Crystallization |
Intermediate
composition |
Sediment |
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Intrusive rock |
Sedimentary rock |
Detrital sedimentary rock |
Lava |
Strata |
Disseminated deposit |
Lithification |
Texture |
Evaporate/Evaporate deposit |
Mafic |
Thermal
metamorphism |
Extrusive |
Magma |
Ultramafic composition |
Felsic |
Magmatic differentiation |
Vein deposit |
Fine-grained texture |
Metamorphic rock |
Vesicular texture |