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What acts on mountains or rocks to change their size height or surface?
Erosion
Can rocks and minerals change?
Sure. They can be broken down to form sand. Under intense heat and pressure, they can change to metamorphic rock.
How are minerals linked to plate tectonics?
Minerals Make up rocks, Which make up the layers of the Earth(Crust, Lithosphere, asthenosphere, and Mantle)(Minerals make up the inner and outter core). The layers of the earth(crust) make up plate tectonics; convection currents and Plates(made of rock)
What is the occurrence of quartz?
*volcanic rocks*jewelry*mountains
Is cleavage splitting of rocks in definite surfaces?
Cleavage is the splitting of rocks or minerals along defined surfaces.
Why do rocks have different colors?
Rocks have different colors due to the presence of various minerals and chemical compounds in their composition. The minerals present can reflect different wavelengths of light, resulting in different colors. Factors such as oxidation, weathering, and environmental conditions can also influence the color of rocks.
How can minerals come in many colors?
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Can minerals come in many colors?
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Oxidaton changes what about the minerals and rocks?
Minerals and rocks do change. In fact they change everyday, but it takes hundreds and millions of years till it's noticible.
When temperature and pressure change what happens to the minerals in the rocks?
They can change into coal
When temperature and pressure change what can happen to the minerals and rocks?
They can change into coal
What kind of minerals are the cascade mountains made up of?
The Cascade Mountains are primarily composed of volcanic rocks like basalt, andesite, and dacite. These rocks are the result of ancient volcanic activity in the region. Additionally, there are granite and other intrusive rocks present in some areas of the Cascades.
How do rocks acquire their color?
Rocks acquire their color from the minerals and elements present in them. Different minerals and elements can give rocks a variety of colors, such as iron giving rocks a red or orange hue, while copper can give rocks a greenish tint. The specific combination and concentration of minerals in a rock determine its color.
Where are rocks and minerals found?
Rocks and minerals are found in the Earth's crust, which is the outermost layer of the planet. They can be found in various types of environments, including mountains, caves, riverbeds, and underground mines. Rocks and minerals are also present in ocean floors and volcanoes.
Do rocks and minerals ever change?
Yes, but (usually) slowly.
Some examples og nonsilicate minerals arr copper fluorite and?
Nonsensical minerals is rocks. These comes in different shape and size and colors.
What is the difference between eco-friendlly colors and chemical colors?
Organic sedimentary rocks are formed from the remains of plant and animal life. Chemical sedimentary rocks are formed from the precipitation of minerals in a solution.
