Sorosilicates Flashcards
1
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A large crystal in an igneous rock
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Phenocryst
1
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Very common form of volcanic rock
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Lapilli tuffs
2
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A process by which calcium-bearing plagioclase feldspar is altered to a characteristic assemblage of minerals called saussarite
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Saussuritization
3
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Coarse-grained metamorphic rocks that form by replacement of carbonate-bearing rocks
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Skarns
4
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A common plutonic rock, of variable texture and coarseness
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Pegmatite
5
Q
A final class of hydrothermal deposit
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Stratiform
6
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Pre existing igneous, sedimentary, or metamorphic rock undergoes compositional and mineralogical transformations associated with chemical reactions.
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Metasomatic
7
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A piece of rock trapped in another type of rock
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Xenolith
8
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A rock was first formed through the deposition and solidification of sediment.
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Metasedimentary
