GEOL 1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Drywall, Metamorphism, Ion
21 Sep 2020
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Some very rare and valuable, some used for building. Shells, coral reefs, some organisms produce them. 4 faced objects (pyramid of the atoms) 2 tetrahedra never share more that 1 oxygen atom between them. Can make complex structures, like a sandwich. 3dframework, polymerized in all 3 directions, extremely complex and most common in the world. 3 types of rocks form on earth. Formed when sediment combines together to form rocks. Rocks being buried so deep in earth, pressure and temperature increases and cause rocks to get new features. Liquid rock below the surface of the earth. Rock acted upon by surface processes; breaking down due to the elements; break down until it becomes sediment. Moving rock particles from one location to a new one. Water will bring the particles way, wind blows particles. Erosion stops at some point and stays in the same place. Compacting together to form a new rock. Rocks being buried so deep in earth, pressure and.
