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Igenous Rocks

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  • Colour of the powder produced when a mineral is scrached
    Streak
  • What type of rocks are formed when rocks are subjected to high temperature and high pressure?
    Metamorphic rocks
  • Resistance of a mineral to scratching
    Hardness
  • What is the difference between LAVA and MAGMA?
    Lava - at or near surface & Magma - below surface
  • Property that describes how a mineral reflects light
    Lustre
  • Not produced by living things
    inorganic
  • What type of rocks are formed when magma or lava cools down
    Igenous rocks
  • Name an extrusive igneous rock
    Obsidian, pumice or basalt
  • What type of rocks are formed when fragments of other rocks/minerals or organic remains consolidate?
    Sedimentary rocks
  • Plutonic igneous rocks are also named as
    Intrusive igneous rocks
  • Describes how easily a mineral breaks
    Tenacity
  • Not produced by humans
    Natural
  • Name 2 minerals that make up Granite.
    Quartz, Mica and feldespar
  • Volcanic igneous rocks are also named as
    Extrusive ingeous rocks
  • Name an intrusive igneous rock
    Granite, Syenite or Gabbro
  • Describes the way a mineral breaks
    Cleavage