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| rock composed of angular gravel |
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Metamorphism caused by c/c collisions
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| Rocks which have parallel elongated minerals |
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| Derived by change of other rocks |
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| element derived from bauxite of decomposed tropical soils |
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| particle size between 2mm and .0625 mm |
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| where petroleum is stored |
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| sediments composed of skeleton of organism |
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| physical break down of rocks |
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| matrix supported conglomerate |
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| glacial fluvial aeolian deposit |
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| occurs when transport media slow down |
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| photoautotrophic part of chalk |
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| cementation agent of local iron ore |
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| finest of the clastic sedimentary rocks with layers |
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| economically most important resource derived from sedimentary systems |
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| animal component of chalk |
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| Responsible for contact metamorphism |
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| Generate heat for catalystic metamorphism |
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| Mineral found in all rocks |
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| way of subdividing sandstone |
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| making rocks out of sediments |
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| one of organism responsible for siliceous biogenic |
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| rocks composed of the pieces of other rocks |
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| type of limestone used for printing |
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| cracking in response to expanding batholiths |
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| organic rich clay which result in petroleum |
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| hydrated quartz which captures and stores organisms |
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| collective term for sedimentary CaCO3 |
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| largest particle size of sediments |
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| sedimentary rock composed of pieces between .0625mm and 2mm |
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| movement of elements from high pressure to low pressure zones |
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| massive stone composed of <.0039 mm |
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| chemical breakdown of rocks |
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| rock composed of rounded gravel |
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| scale used to differentiate sediment sizes |
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| process of gluing particles together |
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| decrease away from the source |
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| lithification by squeezing |
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| Highest grade metamorphic rock...looks like granite |
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| Defined by the stability of rocks |
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| HIgh grade metamorphic mineral of the stars |
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| High grade metamorphic mineral |
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| The rock which you start out with during metamorphism |
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| Kind of metamorphism caused by faulting |
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| Causes molecule to move faster |
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| Bowen's reaction sequence |
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| Sequence of rock change during metamorphism |
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| Changes the liquidous and/or solidous |
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| High grade metamorphic mineral |
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| mineral usually found in metamorphic rocks |
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| mineral most resistant to decomposition |
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| limestone composed of shells |
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| most common cementation agent in the world |
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| sedimentary rock composed of pieces between .0625 mm and .0039 mm |
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| how closely grains are associated with the mean size |
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| particle size and mineral group |
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| stream type which results from large changes in volume of water |
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| the ultimate limit of erosion |
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| most efficient shape for water transport |
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| amount of dissolved rock being moved by a stream |
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| amount of sediment carried in contact with the stream bed |
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| the best measure of the amount of water coming off the hill side |
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| the best measure of the largest rock a stream can carry |
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| accumulation of river born sediments in quite water |
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| site of most deposition in a meandering stream |
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| controlled by gradient and friction |
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| third deposit in point bars |
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| site where most sediments in a braided stream reside |
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| destruction of terrestrial sediment leaving marine deposition |
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| the limit of stream erosion |
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| flow regime of water under pressure |
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| result of low river and high wave transport |
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| second deposit in point bar |
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| the physical and chemical break down of rocks |
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| flow regime of water when there is no overlying pressure |
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| spit which cuts off meander loop |
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| projection of sand extending away from bank |
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| trough in which stream flows |
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| oxbows are back filled with ____________ |
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| sediments falling out as transport media slows |
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| where do you find the fastest flow in any stream flow? |
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| Lowest grade foliated metamorphic rock |
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| Intermediate between metamorphic and igneous |
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| Kind of metamorphism caused by magma |
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| Metamorphic rock which do not have paralleled elongated minerals |
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| The parallel arrangement of elongated minerals |
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| Process which concentrated economically important minerals around magma chamber |
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| most common gas associated with vulcanism |
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| What you get if you squeeze quartz with sandstone |
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| the process of changing other rocks |
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| The state of rock being changed |
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| last mineral to be metamorphosed |
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| High grade metamorphic mineral |
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| the best catalyst during metamorphism |
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| Moderate grade foliated metamorphic rock with visible grains |
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| site of deposition of most clay and organics |
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| the amount of sediment being moved |
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| result to high deposition and lown wave dispersal |
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| deposit terrestrial sediments out onto marine deposits |
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| site of least deposition in a meandering stream |
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| preferred profile of a stream |
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| gravel left behind by stream |
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| moving sediments down hill |
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| the amount of sediment being carried in water column |
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| delta which is the result of roughly equal river and wave transport |
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| deposit on bank by river breaching stream bed |
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| stream type which wanders back and forth in valley |
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| trace of the highest velocity flow down a stream |
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A. eroded
B. deposited
C. Depends. Still deposited if the value hasn't reached the entrainment velocity yet. Being transported if it has reached the entrainment velocity and is now receding
D. Transporting
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| the most common cement on a global scale |
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| sorts grains extremely well to the point where all of the grains are the same size to 1/100 of a mm |
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| only carry processes once |
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| poor sorting, large and small particles together |
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| quartz cemented together by calcium |
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| last mineral to mobilize in Bowen's reaction series |
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| Last ferromagnesium mineral to mobilize in Bowen's reaction series |
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| what would you expect to build an expensive building on? |
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| If the water is 100 feet deep, where is the fastest water? |
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