Rocks and Minerals

Sedimentary Rock

A type of rock by the accumulation or deposition of minerals or organic particles usually contains fossils.

Regional Metamorphism

The process in which the structure and texture of rock in a large area is changed by heat and pressure.

Crystal

A solid material whose atoms are arranged in a highly ordered, repeating pattern.

Igneous Rock

A type of rock formed through the cooling and solidification of magma or lava. Includes intrusive and extrusive.

Metamorphic Rock

A type of rock that had been changed by extreme heat and pressure.

Gold

A yellow precious metal made from one element.

Mineral

A naturally occurring solids found with in Earth’s crust.

Rock

A naturally occurring solid made of one or more minerals.

Rock Cycle

The process that describes how rock can continuously change from one kind of rock into another over long periods of time.

Cleavage

The way a mineral breaks

Mohs Scale measures from ______________

1 to 10

Luster

A property that refers to the way a mineral reflects light