Mineralogy/Petrology
Across
- 3. the transfer of rock
- 8. Rich with elements like quartz.
- 10. when rocks form on the surface.
- 13. rocks are a class of sedimentary rocks composed primarily of carbonate minerals.
- 14. An organic compound
- 17. the transprotaton of rock
- 18. complex process whereby freshly deposited loose grains of sediment are converted into rock.
- 20. rocks with out layering.
- 21. When something is hot is creates.
- 23. An igneous rock with a chemical composition
- 25. The turning of liquid into gas.
- 26. the decomposing of a rock or other minerals
- 28. the processes that control the abundance composition and distribution.
- 30. repetitive layering in metamorphic rocks.
- 31. the size of a mineral in a rock
- 32. grains of rock broken off other rocks by physical weathering.
Down
- 1. the weight of something acting on another.
- 2. a boundary which separates one rock body from another.
- 4. is a rock formed from angular gravel and boulder-sized clasts cemented together in a matrix.
- 5. is a high grade metamorphic rock.
- 6. The consistency of liquids
- 7. a body of intrusive igneous rock.
- 9. is the geological process in which sediments soil and rocks are added to a land form or landmass.
- 11. is a fine-grained foliated homogeneous metamorphic rock.
- 12. Rocks that from in the earth.
- 15. what a thing is called after it merges
- 16. rock rich in magnesium and iron.
- 19. another name for the chemical compound silicon dioxide.
- 22. from rocks under ground.
- 24. A type of metamorphism in which the mineralogy and texture of rocks are changed over a wide area by deep burial and heating associated with the large-scale forces of plate tectonics.
- 27. When magma reaches the surfaces.
- 29. A chemical found in some rocks.