Rocks

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We have studied 4 groups of rocks

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Igneous means fire

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Marble is made from limestone

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Limestone is found in all counties in Ireland

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Quartzite is a metamorphic rock

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Sandstone is found in the mountains in Cork & Kerry

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Granite is made up of small crystals

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Cork marble is white

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Quartzite is found on the top of Croagh Patrick

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Mount Errigal is another location for Quartzite

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Heat & pressure create new rocks

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Heat & pressure create new rocks

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Connemara marble is green

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Limestone is made from dead sea creatures

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Basalt is made up of strata

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Basalt is made up of strata

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Igneous rocks are found near plate boundaries

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Sandstone is glued together by calcium

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The Giant's Causeway is made up of polygonal columns

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Basalt contracted when it hit water in Antrim

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Basalt contracted when it hit water in Antrim

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Compacted means to squash

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Cementation means to glue

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The main rock in the Burren, Co. Clare is Sandstone

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Basalt is used for cement

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Granite contains the mineral mica

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Granite contains the mineral mica

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Calcium carbonate is the name of the substance in marble

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Sandstone can be used for paving in the garden

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Extrusive means below the surface

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Basalt is an extrusive rock

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Fossils are imprints left in limestone from dead sea creatures

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Pure limestone is white

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Granite can come in many colours

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Crystals in rocks take a short time to form

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Limestone is permeable

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Acid rain turns Calcium bi-carbonate into Calcium carbonate

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Geology is the study of rocks

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Sandstone is black in colour

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The main rock found at Mt. Etna is Basalt

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Silica glues sandstone together

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Quartzite is used as a soil conditioner

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Marble is a crystalline rock

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Marble that comes from Kilkenny is amber in colour

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Marble was once quartzite

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Joints in limestone are horizontal cracks

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Limestone is easily weathered

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chalk is made from sandstone

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The Wicklow Mountains are mostly made up of granite rock

High School Diploma Geography - JC Test sobre Rocks, creado por aileen Mc el 26/01/2014.

Rocks

We have studied 4 groups of rocks

Igneous means fire

Marble is made from limestone

Limestone is found in all counties in Ireland

Quartzite is a metamorphic rock

Sandstone is found in the mountains in Cork & Kerry

Granite is made up of small crystals

Cork marble is white

Quartzite is found on the top of Croagh Patrick

Mount Errigal is another location for Quartzite

Heat & pressure create new rocks

Heat & pressure create new rocks

Connemara marble is green

Limestone is made from dead sea creatures

Basalt is made up of strata

Basalt is made up of strata

Igneous rocks are found near plate boundaries

Sandstone is glued together by calcium

The Giant's Causeway is made up of polygonal columns