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Exploring the Rock Cycle: From Igneous to Metamorphic Rocks

Learn about the rock cycle, its major groups - Igneous, Sedimentary, Metamorphic, and their formations through processes like crystallization, weathering, and uplift. Find a copy of the Rock Cycle in ESRT pg.6

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Exploring the Rock Cycle: From Igneous to Metamorphic Rocks

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  1. Topic: The Rock Cycle

  2. Major Rock Groups • Igneous • - • Plutonic - • Volcanic - • Sedimentary • - • Clastic - • Chemical - • Metamorphic • -

  3. Fig. 2.9 MAGMA

  4. IGNEOUS Crystallization MAGMA

  5. IGNEOUS Plutonic Crystallization MAGMA

  6. Volcanic IGNEOUS Plutonic Crystallization MAGMA

  7. Weathering Volcanic IGNEOUS Plutonic Crystallization Uplift MAGMA

  8. SEDIMENT SEDIMENT Weathering Volcanic IGNEOUS Plutonic Crystallization Uplift MAGMA

  9. Erosion SEDIMENT Weathering Transport Deposition Volcanic IGNEOUS Plutonic SEDIMENTARY Crystallization Uplift MAGMA

  10. Erosion SEDIMENT Weathering Transport Deposition Volcanic IGNEOUS Plutonic SEDIMENTARY Crystallization Uplift MAGMA

  11. Erosion SEDIMENT Weathering Transport Deposition Volcanic IGNEOUS Plutonic SEDIMENTARY Increased P&T METAMORPHIC Crystallization Burial Uplift MAGMA

  12. Erosion SEDIMENT Weathering Transport Deposition Volcanic IGNEOUS Plutonic Can you see any shortcuts? SEDIMENTARY Increased P&T METAMORPHIC Crystallization Melting Burial Uplift MAGMA

  13. Erosion SEDIMENT Weathering Transport Deposition Volcanic IGNEOUS Plutonic SEDIMENTARY Increased P&T METAMORPHIC Crystallization Melting Burial Uplift MAGMA

  14. Erosion SEDIMENT Weathering Transport Deposition Volcanic IGNEOUS Plutonic SEDIMENTARY Increased P&T METAMORPHIC Crystallization Melting Burial Uplift MAGMA

  15. Where do you think we can find a copy of the Rock Cycle?

  16. ESRT pg 6

  17. In Conclusion… • - • - • - • - • -

  18. Final Question: What rock type are metamorphic rocks formed from? • Sedimentary • Igneous • Metamorphic -?

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