rocks general i
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L4 - ROCKS-GENERAL
CIVE 430 ENGINEERING GEOLOGY
SUMMER 2013
WHATISAROCK?Aconsolidated aggregateofmineralsThreeTypesThreeMainProcessesIgneous: SolidificationofmagmaSedimentary:Deposition&cementationoflooseparticlesMetamorphic: Changestoapreexistingrock(IgneousorSedimentary)bysqueezingit(Pressure)orheatingit(Temperature)
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RockTYPES
RockTYPESIGNEOUS
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Rock TYPES SEDIMENTARY
Rock TYPES METAMORPHIC
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WhendoRocksMelt?WhenGeotherm CrossesMeltingCurve
AllMaterialshaveaMeltingPoint
TheMeltingPointchangeswithPressure&Composition
RockCYCLE
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RockCYCLE