Using the Igneous classification chart according to Silica content, would it be correct if a rock has 50% Silica then the components would be about 8% Olivine, 77% Pyroxene, and about 15% Calcium Plagioclase? Likewise if a rock has 45% ...
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Petrology is important because it can inform mineral prospecting studies. Petrology is the branch of geology that is concerned with the study of how rocks are formed and how they change over time. This knowledge can help a geologist know ...
The transformation of limestone into marble usually occurs at convergent plate boundaries where large areas of Earth’s crust are exposed to the heat and pressure of regional metamorphism. Some marble also forms by contact metamorphism when a hot magma body heats adjacent ...