Geology Exam Crossword Puzzle

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Phaneritic: A texture of igneous rocks that have cooled slowly in the Earth, can see visible crystals.
Aphanitic: A texture of igneous rocks that have cooled fairly fast but not fast enough to form big crystals.
Luster: The shine a mineral takes on, based on the way light reflects off of a mineral, typically divided into two main categories: metallic and nonmetallic.
Glassy: Texture of an igneous rock that has instant contact with water or air.
Vesicular: An extrusive rock filled with small bubble structures, frozen in place as gases escaped from the cooling lava.
Potassium Feldspar: A mineral with a light reddish-brown color that is present in felsic minerals.
Halite: A mineral that is distinguished by its 90-degree cleavage.
Calcite: A mineral that is distinguished by its 60-degree cleavages (parallelogram)
Plagioclase Feldspar: A mineral that is distinguished by the presence of striations.
Cleavage: The way a mineral “splits” into smaller bits of characteristic shape.
Fracture: When a mineral breaks irregularly.
Effervescence: The property of a mineral where when in contact with HCl, the mineral fizzes.
Mafic: Potassium Feldspar, Quartz, and Plagioclase Feldspar are dominant minerals of what type of rock compositions?
Felsic: Olivine, Augite, and Plagioclase Feldspar are dominant minerals of what type of composition?
Volatile: Melting that occurs at subduction zones.
Decomposition: Melting that occurs when pressure is decreased.
Thermal: Melting that occurs when heat is increased.
East African Rift: Where is an example of a location where continental rifting takes place?
Antarctica: Where is an example of a location where the step Weathering, Erosion, and Beveling takes place?
Red Sea: Where is an example of a location where the step Ocean Invasion occurs?

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phaneritic: a texture of igneous rocks that have cooled slowly in the earth, can see visible crystals.
aphanitic: a texture of igneous rocks that have cooled fairly fast but not fast enough to form big crystals.
luster: the shine a mineral takes on, based on the way light reflects off of a mineral, typically divided into two main categories: metallic and nonmetallic.
glassy: texture of an igneous rock that has instant contact with water or air.
vesicular: an extrusive rock filled with small bubble structures, frozen in place as gases escaped from the cooling lava.
potassium feldspar: a mineral with a light reddish-brown color that is present in felsic minerals.
halite: a mineral that is distinguished by its 90-degree cleavage.
calcite: a mineral that is distinguished by its 60-degree cleavages (parallelogram)
plagioclase feldspar: a mineral that is distinguished by the presence of striations.
cleavage: the way a mineral “splits” into smaller bits of characteristic shape.
fracture: when a mineral breaks irregularly.
effervescence: the property of a mineral where when in contact with hcl, the mineral fizzes.
mafic: potassium feldspar, quartz, and plagioclase feldspar are dominant minerals of what type of rock compositions?
felsic: olivine, augite, and plagioclase feldspar are dominant minerals of what type of composition?
volatile: melting that occurs at subduction zones.
decomposition: melting that occurs when pressure is decreased.
thermal: melting that occurs when heat is increased.
east african rift: where is an example of a location where continental rifting takes place?
antarctica: where is an example of a location where the step weathering, erosion, and beveling takes place?
red sea: where is an example of a location where the step ocean invasion occurs?