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(Holt) Chapter 6 Vocabulary
Vocabulary for Chapter 6 Sections 1-4
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01/30/2013

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The Rock Cycle
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The Rock Cycle is the series of processes in which a rock forms, changed from one type to another, is destroyed, and forms again by geological processes
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Bowen's Reaction Series
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Bowen's Reaction Series is the simplified pattern that illustrates the order in which minerals crystallize from colling magma according to their chemical composition and melting point
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Igneous Rock
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Igneous Rock is rock that forms when magma cools and solidifies
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Intrusive Igneous Rock
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Intrusive Igneous Rock is rock that is formed from the cooling and solidification of magma beneath Earth's surface
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Extrusive Igneous Rock
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Extrusive Igneous Rock is rock that forms from the cooling and solidification of lava at Earth's Surface
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Felsic
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Felsic describes magma or igneous rock that is rich in feldspars and silica and that is generally light in color
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Mafic
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Mafic describes magma or igneous rock that is rich in magnesium and iron and that is generally dark in color
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Compaction
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Compaction is the process in which the volume and porosity of a sediment is decreased by the weight of overlying sediments as a result of burial beneath other sediments
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Cementation
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Cementation is the process in which minerals preciptate into pore spaces between sediment grains and bind sediments together to form rock
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Chemical Sedimentary Rock
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Chemical sedimentary rock is sedimentary rock that forms when minerals preciptate from a solution or settle from a suspension.
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Organic Sedimentary Rock
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Organic sedimentary rock is sedimentary rock that forms from the remains of plants or animals
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Clastic Sedimentary Rock
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Clastic sedimentary rock is sedmentary rock that forms when fragments of preexisting rocks are compacted or cemented together
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Metamorphism
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Metamorphism is the process in which on type of rock changes into metamorphic rock because of chemical processes or chenges in temperature and pressure
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Contact Metamorphism
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Contact metamorphism is a change in the texture, structure, or chemical composition of a rock due to contact with magma
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Regional Metamorphism
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Regional metamorphism is a change in the texture, structure, or chemical composition of a rock due to change in temperature and pressure over a large area, generally as a result of tectonic forces.
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Foliation
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Foliation is the metamorphic rock texture in which mineral grains are arranged in planes or bands
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Nonfoliated
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Nonfoliated is the metamorphic rock texture in which mineral grains are not arranged in planes or bands 
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