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Earth materials (part 1) Dr.Krit  Won-in Department of Earth Sciences Faculty of Science Kasetsart University [email_address] 081-633-5337
The rock cycle Figure 1.21
  Matter and Minerals
Minerals:  Building blocks of rocks ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Structure of an atom Figure 3.4 A
Composition of minerals ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Halite (NaCl) – An example of  ionic bonding Figure 3.6
Physical properties  of minerals ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Physical properties  of minerals ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
A garnet crystal
Cubic crystals of pyrite Figure 3.11 A
Physical properties  of minerals ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Galena (PbS) displays metallic luster
Physical properties  of minerals ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Quartz (SiO 2 ) exhibits a variety of colors Figure 3.26
Physical properties  of minerals ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Streak is obtained on an unglazed porcelain plate Figure 3.12
Mohs scale of hardness Figure 3.13
Physical properties  of minerals ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Common  cleavage directions Figure 3.15
Fluorite, halite, and calcite all exhibit perfect cleavage
Physical properties  of minerals ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
  Conchoidal fracture Figure 3.16
Physical properties  of minerals ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Mineral groups ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Elemental abundances  in continental crust Figure 3.18
Igneous Rocks
The rock cycle Figure 1.21
General characteristics  of magma ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
General characteristics  of magma ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Evolution of magmas ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Bowen’s reaction series Figure 4.23
Assimilation, magma mixing, and magmatic differentiation Figure 4.25
Igneous compositions ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Granite Figure 4.9 A
Rhyolite Figure 4.9 B
Igneous compositions ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Andesite Figure 4.13
Diorite Figure 4.14
Igneous compositions ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Basalt Figure 4.15 A
Gabbro Figure 4.15 B
Volcanoes and Other Igneous Activity
Cinder cone volcano Figure 5.14
Anatomy of a  composite volcano Figure 5.9
Mt. St. Helens – prior  to the 1980 eruption
Mt. St. Helens after  the 1980 eruption
A nue é ardente on  Mt. St. Helens Figure 5.20
A pahoehoe lava flow Figure 5.5 A
Aa lava flow Figure 5.5 B
Formation of a  volcanic neck Figure 5.27
Shiprock, New Mexico
END of Part 1
Earth materials (part 2) Dr.Krit  Won-in Department of Earth Sciences Faculty of Science Kasetsart University [email_address] 081-633-5337
Sedimentary Rocks
The rock cycle Figure 1.21
What is a sedimentary rock? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Sedimentary Process 1. Weathering 2. Erosion and Transportation 3. Deposition 4. Diagenesis
Diagenesis ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
 
Type of Sedimentary rocks Clastic sediment Size of sediment Non-clastic sediment Chemical sediment
Clastic sediment Size of sediment
Shale with plant remains Figure 7.2
Quartz sandstone Figure 7.4
Conglomerate Figure 7.6
Breccia Figure 7.7
Coquina  Figure 7.9
Fossiliferous limestone
Stages of coal  formation Figure 7.15
Stages of coal  formation Figure 7.15
Non-clastic sediment evaporites  , carbonates  and siliceous rocks .
[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Gypsum Halite
[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Limestone Chalk
[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
chert diatomite
Metamorphism and Metamorphic Rocks
The rock cycle Figure 1.21
Metamorphism ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Metamorphism ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Metamorphism ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Pressure in metamorphism Figure 8.4
Foliation resulting from  directed stress
Slate (left) and  phyllite (right) Figure 8.14
Garnet-mica schist Figure 8.11
Classifying metamorphic rocks Figure 8.12
Contact metamorphism Figure 8.19
Hydrothermal metamorphism Figure 8.20
Marble Figure 8.17
Quartzite Figure 8.18
Metamorphic environments and plate tectonics Figure 8.28

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