Introduction to Geology.pdf

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12.001 Introduction to GeologySpring 2008

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Classifying igneous rocks

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Basalt

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Gabbro

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Andesite

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Rhyolite

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Granite

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Fingal’s Cave

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Pillows and magma mixing, Marblehead MA

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Magma viscosity: Carson Pass, California

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The Tablelands, Newfoundland: a peridotite mountain

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Rhyolite in Glen Coe, Scotland

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Rhyolite, Yellowstone, Wyoming

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