Chapter 5: Rocks Section 5: Metamorphic Rocks. Metamorphic Rock from Greek: meta = “change”, morphosis = “form” heat and pressure deep beneath Earth’s.
Common Rock Types Colby Geology. Igneous Rocks Classification based on composition and texture. COMPOSITION Principally the rock-forming minerals.
The Rock Cycle Indicates agents of change and the types of rock that are present on Earth and under what conditions they change.
Sedimentary Rock Chapter 10.3. Sedimentary Rock 1.Sedimentary Rocks a.Sedimentary rocks are formed when sediment deposits harden after being compressed.
SEDIMENTARY GEOLOGY OVERVIEW Andrew S. Madof Orals Review - 2007 January 12, 2007.
Sedimentary Rocks Mr. Cesaire Martin Van Buren High School.
Quiz review for Weathering & Sedimentary Rocks Where does sedimentary rock almost always form?
Sedimentary Rocks. Clastic vs. Non-clastic Sedimentary rocks in two major groups Clastic (detrital) –Composed of fragments of silicate minerals (mostly.
The Rock Cycle By: Brianna Shields January 25, 2005.
Sedimentary rocks Formed in seas and lakes. Formation Rock materials Derived from weathering and erosion Are transported by river / wind And later.
Section 6.3 Sedimentary Rock Please write down the information that is in BLUE.
Great Rift Valley and Kenyan Cenozoic Stratigraphy .