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Zumwalt Geo 111 test 3
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Geology
Undergraduate 3
02/02/2012

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Breccia
Definition
rock composed of angular gravel
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regional
Definition

Metamorphism caused by c/c collisions

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Foliated
Definition
Rocks which have parallel elongated minerals
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Metamorphic
Definition
Derived by change of other rocks
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Aluminum
Definition
element derived from bauxite of decomposed tropical soils
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sand
Definition
particle size between 2mm and .0625 mm
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reservoir
Definition
where petroleum is stored
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biogenic
Definition
sediments composed of skeleton of organism
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marine
Definition
oceanic systems
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fragmentation
Definition
physical break down of rocks
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diamict
Definition
matrix supported conglomerate
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loess
Definition
glacial fluvial aeolian deposit
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deposition
Definition
occurs when transport media slow down
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coccolithophore
Definition
photoautotrophic part of chalk
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hematite
Definition
cementation agent of local iron ore
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shale
Definition
finest of the clastic sedimentary rocks with layers
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petroleum
Definition
economically most important resource derived from sedimentary systems
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planktonic Foraminifera
Definition
animal component of chalk
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Magma
Definition
Responsible for contact metamorphism
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Faults
Definition
Generate heat for catalystic metamorphism
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Quartz
Definition
Mineral found in all rocks
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maturity
Definition
way of subdividing sandstone
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lithification
Definition
making rocks out of sediments
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diatom
Definition
one of organism responsible for siliceous biogenic
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sedimentary
Definition
rocks composed of the pieces of other rocks
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glacial
Definition
moving ice
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lithographic
Definition
type of limestone used for printing
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spalling
Definition
cracking in response to expanding batholiths
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ice wedging
Definition
breaking by freezing
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source
Definition
organic rich clay which result in petroleum
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black chert
Definition
hydrated quartz which captures and stores organisms
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limestone
Definition
collective term for sedimentary CaCO3
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gravel
Definition
largest particle size of sediments
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micrite
Definition
lithographic limestone
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erosion
Definition
breakdown of rocks
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sandstone
Definition
sedimentary rock composed of pieces between .0625mm and 2mm
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recrystalization
Definition
movement of elements from high pressure to low pressure zones
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mudstone
Definition
massive stone composed of <.0039 mm
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decomposition
Definition
chemical breakdown of rocks
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conglomerate
Definition
rock composed of rounded gravel
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aeolian
Definition
wind blown systems
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wentworth scale
Definition
scale used to differentiate sediment sizes
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chert
Definition
precipitated quartz
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cementation
Definition
process of gluing particles together
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fluvian
Definition
moving water systems
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number of minerals
Definition
decrease away from the source
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compaction
Definition
lithification by squeezing
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gneiss
Definition
Highest grade metamorphic rock...looks like granite
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Structural integrity
Definition
Defined by the stability of rocks
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Staurolite
Definition
HIgh grade metamorphic mineral of the stars
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Quartz sandstone
Definition
protolith of quartzite
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gasses
Definition
Bring in sulpher
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sillimanite
Definition
High grade metamorphic mineral
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protolith
Definition
The rock which you start out with during metamorphism
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solutions
Definition
Bring in new elements
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cataclastic
Definition
Kind of metamorphism caused by faulting
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heat
Definition
Causes molecule to move faster
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Bowen's reaction sequence
Definition
Sequence of rock change during metamorphism
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pressure
Definition
Changes the liquidous and/or solidous
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kyanite
Definition
High grade metamorphic mineral
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garnet
Definition
mineral usually found in metamorphic rocks
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quartz
Definition
mineral most resistant to decomposition
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transportation
Definition
movement of sediments
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coquina
Definition
limestone composed of shells
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calcite
Definition
most common cementation agent in the world
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silt stone
Definition
sedimentary rock composed of pieces between .0625 mm and .0039 mm
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sorting
Definition
how closely grains are associated with the mean size
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clay
Definition
particle size and mineral group
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braided
Definition
stream type which results from large changes in volume of water
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sea level
Definition
the ultimate limit of erosion
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friction
Definition
slows water down
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hemisphere
Definition
most efficient shape for water transport
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solution load
Definition
amount of dissolved rock being moved by a stream
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bedload
Definition
amount of sediment carried in contact with the stream bed
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saltation
Definition
bouncing down the stream
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discharge
Definition
the best measure of the amount of water coming off the hill side
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competence
Definition
the best measure of the largest rock a stream can carry
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delta
Definition
accumulation of river born sediments in quite water
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point bar
Definition
site of most deposition in a meandering stream
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velocity
Definition
controlled by gradient and friction
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ultimate base level
Definition
the limit of all erosion
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laminar sands
Definition
third deposit in point bars
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transverse bar
Definition
site where most sediments in a braided stream reside
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gradient
Definition
slope of the land
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retrograde
Definition
destruction of terrestrial sediment leaving marine deposition
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base level
Definition
the limit of stream erosion
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laminar
Definition
flow regime of water under pressure
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bay
Definition
result of low river and high wave transport
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crossbedded sandstone
Definition
second deposit in point bar
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erosion
Definition
the physical and chemical break down of rocks
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turbulent
Definition
flow regime of water when there is no overlying pressure
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barrier bar
Definition
spit which cuts off meander loop
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spit
Definition
projection of sand extending away from bank
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streambed
Definition
trough in which stream flows
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clay and/or organics
Definition
oxbows are back filled with ____________
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deposition
Definition
sediments falling out as transport media slows
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six tenths depth
Definition
where do you find the fastest flow in any stream flow?
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slate
Definition
Lowest grade foliated metamorphic rock
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migmatite
Definition
Intermediate between metamorphic and igneous
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contact
Definition
Kind of metamorphism caused by magma
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nonfoliated
Definition
Metamorphic rock which do not have paralleled elongated minerals
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foliation
Definition
The parallel arrangement of elongated minerals
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Hydrothermal deposition
Definition
Process which concentrated economically important minerals around magma chamber
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Radioactive decay
Definition
Principle source of heat
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Hydrogen sulfide
Definition
most common gas associated with vulcanism
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Quartzite
Definition
What you get if you squeeze quartz with sandstone
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Metamorphism
Definition
the process of changing other rocks
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metamorphic process
Definition
Synonym for squoooooze
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solid
Definition
The state of rock being changed
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Ca plagioclase
Definition
last mineral to be metamorphosed
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andalusite
Definition
High grade metamorphic mineral
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water
Definition
the best catalyst during metamorphism
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schist
Definition
Moderate grade foliated metamorphic rock with visible grains
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over bank deposits
Definition
site of deposition of most clay and organics
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capacity
Definition
the amount of sediment being moved
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birdfoot delta
Definition
result to high deposition and lown wave dispersal
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prograde
Definition
deposit terrestrial sediments out onto marine deposits
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cutbank
Definition
site of least deposition in a meandering stream
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entrainment
Definition
picking up a sediment
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equilibrium profile
Definition
preferred profile of a stream
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oxbow
Definition
cutoff meandering loop
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lag deposit
Definition
gravel left behind by stream
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transportation
Definition
moving sediments down hill
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suspended load
Definition
the amount of sediment being carried in water column
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arcuate
Definition
delta which is the result of roughly equal river and wave transport
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crevass splay
Definition
deposit on bank by river breaching stream bed
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meandering
Definition
stream type which wanders back and forth in valley
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thalweg
Definition
trace of the highest velocity flow down a stream
Term

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

E. Deposited

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CaCO3
Definition
the most common cement on a global scale
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Aeolian sorting
Definition
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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fluvial
Definition
only carry processes once
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Mass wasting/glacial
Definition
poor sorting, large and small particles together
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Calcium Arenite
Definition
quartz cemented together by calcium
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Calcium plagioclase
Definition
last mineral to mobilize in Bowen's reaction series
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Olivine
Definition
Last ferromagnesium mineral to mobilize in Bowen's reaction series
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gneiss
Definition
what would you expect to build an expensive building on?
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40 feet from the top
Definition
If the water is 100 feet deep, where is the fastest water?
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