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This document contains following topic: Lithosphere, Based on Physical Properties, Aluminum, Oxygen, Silicon, Phosphorous, Metamorphic Rock, Metamorphism, Horizontal Normal, Disconformity, Nonconformity, Unconformity, Convergent Plate Boundaries
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GENERAL GEOLOGY
1. Importants Part of Earth Interior:
Based on chemical properties Depthkm Based on physical properties Depthkm Crust 40 Lithosphere (cool, rigid) 100 Asthenosphere (hot, plastic) 350 Mantle (^2883) Mesosphere (hot but strong due to high pressure) 2883 Outer Core Liquid Outer Core (Liquid NiFe) Inner Core
Solid Inner Core ( Solid NiFe)
2. Major Features of the Earth: - Shield Areas - Stable Platforms - Folded Mountains - Ocean Floor a. The Oceanic Ridge b. The Abyssal Floor c. Seamounts or Volcanic Mounts d. Trenches e. Continental Margins 3. Percentage of the most abundant Element in Earth: Elements Symbol Percentage Oxygen O 46. Silicon Si 27. Aluminum Al 8. Iron Fe 5. Calcium Ca 3. Sodium Na 2. Potassium K 2. Magnesium Mg 2. Titanium Ti 0. Hydrogen H 0. Phosphorous P 0. Manganese Mn 0. Sulfur S 0. Carbon C 0. 4. Mohos Scale of Hardness: Hardness Mineral Scratched ability 1 Talc 2 Gypsum
Scratched by a Finger Nail
3 Calcite 4 Fluorite Scratched by a Copper Coin 5 Apatite Scratched by a Knife 6 Feldspar Scratched by a Glass 7 Quartz 8 Topaz 9 Corundum
Steel File
10 Diamond No Scratched
5. Rock forming Mineral: S.No Mineral Groups Mineral 1 Oxides Quartz, Hematite. 2 Carbonates Calcite, Dolomite, Magnesite, Ankarite. 3 Sulfides Pyrite, Galena 4 Sulfates Gypsum, Anhydrite, Hexahydrite, Polyhalite. 5 Chlorites Rock Salt, Sylvite, Bischoffite, Carnallite. 6 Silicates Feldspars, Mica, Hornblende, Augite, Olivine 6. Crystal System: System Axes Mineral Example Isometric 3 axes, at 90 Garnet, Fluorite, Pyrite, Sphalerite, Halite Tetragonal 3 axes at 90, 2 hori = but 2 ver is short or long Zircon, Cassiterite Hexagonal 4 axes, 3 = hori axes at 60, 1 axes vertical s l Qurtz, Apatite, Calcite, Beryl Orthorhombic 3 axes of differ length at 90 Olivine, Topaz Monoclinic 3 unequal axes, 2 axes at 90 3 is inclined Orthoclase, Mica, Augite, Gypsum Triclinic 3 unequal axes, none at 90 Plagioclase, Axinite 7. Geological Time Scale:
Era Eon Periods Epoch
Well Known Names
Developments of Plants and animals
Duration in Ma
Ma ago Quaternary Holocene^ Human age^ Human^ 0. Pleistocene Ice age Modern Plants 1.6 1. Neogene Pliocene^ 3.7^ 5. Miocene Mammals 18.4 23. Oligocene 12.9 36. Eocene Mollusks 21.2 57.
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Age of Mammals
Extinction of (^) 8.6 66. Cretaceous 1st Flowering Plant 78 144 Jurassic First Bird 64 208
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Dinosaurs and other species Age of Reptiles
Dinosaurs dominant Extinction of^37 Permian Trilobites 41 286 Pennsylvanian 1st Reptiles 34 320 Carboniferous Mississipian
Age of Amphibians (^) Large Coal swamps and amphibians abundunt 40 360 Devonian 1st Insect fossils 48 408
Silurian
Age of Fishes 1st Land Plants and Fishes dominant 30 438 Ordovician 1st Fishes 67 505
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Age of Invertebrates 1st organisms with shells and Trilobites dominant 65 570 Late 1st Multi celled Organisms 330 900
Middle 700 1600 P r o t e r o z o i c Early 900 2500
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9. Igneous Rock: Bowen Reaction Series: High Temperature Olivine Calcic Feldspar (Early) Pyroxene
Amphibole Sodic Feldspar
Biotite
Potassium Feldspar
Muscovite (Late) Low Temperature Quartz
Igneous Rock Classification: “On the Basis of Silica Content” Acidic Si >65% Light
Intermediate Si 65-55% Medium Sub Acidic Sub Basic
Basic Si 55-45% Dark
Ultrabasic Si <45% V.Dark
Granodiorite Syenite Diorite Gabbro Peridotite
Granite Dunite
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Andulite Monzonite Trachysite
Syeno Gabbro Pegmatite Granite Porphry
Syenite Porphry
Diorite Porphry
Dolerite
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Rhyolite Trachyte (^) GabbroAlkali
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Andesite
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Quartz Orthoclase
Orthoclase
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Plagio >+- Orthoclase
Plagio +Augite
Olivine Pyroxene Occurrence: Sill => intrusive body parallel to strata Dyke => intrusive body perpendicular to strata Batholith => Large magmatic basin Lapolith => Funnel shape Laccolith => Umberalla shape (plano-convex) Phacolith => crests and trough under folded strata Stock => small batholith Boss => Circular shape Volcanic Neck or Plug => plug type intrusive body Lawa flows
10. Metamorphic Rock: Agents of Metamorphism: - Temperature - Pressure - Chemical Fluids Types of Metamorphism: - Thermal Metamorphism - Dynamothermal Metamorphism (Regional Metamorphism) - Cataclastic Metamorphism - Plutonic Metamorphism - Metasomatism Zones of Metamorphism: Metamorphic Zones
Temperature Pressure Metamorphism Types
Example
Epizone or Upper Zone Low (300)^ High dp^ Cataclastic^ Phyllites Mesozone or Intermediate Zone 300 – 500^ High dp^ Dynamothermal^ Schists Katazone or Lower Zone
500 – 800+ High up Plutonic Gneiss
Structures of Metamorphic Rocks:
Very well sorted Well sorted Moderately sorted Poorly sorted Very poorly sorted
Equant Rod like Tabular Discoidal
High Low
Very Angular Angular Sab Angular
Sub rounded Rounded Well rounded
Glacier => Glacial deposites. Water => River = Alluvial deposites Lakes = Lacustrine deposites Sea = Marine deposites Wind => Aeolian/ Eolian deposites.
Classification of Sedimentary Rocks: Rudaceous Rocks Boulder deposit e.g, Conglomerate Arenaceous Rocks Sandy Rocks e.g, Sandstone
Mechanically Formed (based on physical behaviour) Argillaceous Rocks
Clayey Rocks e.g, Shale C^ l a s t i c Calcarious Rocks^ Limestone
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Carbonaceous Rocks Coal Seams Carbonate Rocks Limestone, Dolostone
Sulfate Rocks Gypsum rock
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Sedimentary Environment: Major Categories
General Environments
Specific Environments Channel and Bar Overbank, high energy (levee) Overbank, low energy (swamp)
Fluvial (River)
Alluvial Fan Desert Playa Erg Sub glacial Englacial Supraglacial Cryolacustrine Proglacial fluvial
Glacial
Proglacial Aeolian Cryolacusrine Lacustrine Playa Lake (salina) Fresh water lacustrine Intra Paludal
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Paludal (Swamp) Deltaic Paludal Channel Bar Overbank crevasse splay Deltaic paludal Deltaic lacustrine Prodelta
Coastal Deltaic
Delta front Eustrine Eustrine-Lagoon Lagoonal Slat marsh Beach forshore Beach backshore Beach dune (bern) Tidal channel
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Littoral beach
Tidal flat Low energy open Shelf shallow sea Low energy restricted High energy Glaciomarine Reefal Fore reef
Reef
Rreef lagoon Open Slope Open Rise Slope Basin
Submarine Canyon, Slope and Rise Submarine Fans Pelagic Basinal or Abbysal Plain Oceanic Plateau Trench Slope Trenc Slope Basin Trench Floor
Trench
Submarine fan
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Sedimentary Structure:
Rock Type (^) Depositional Erosional Deformational Diegenatic Bedding Channels Soft-sediment folds Concretions Cross Bedding Tool marks Slumps or slide scars Stylolites Ripple Marks Rip-up Breccias Sand crystals Salt crystal casts Trails and tracks
Sandstone Dikes Liesegang bands
Laminations Flute cast Sandstone Sills Liesegang rings Cross Laminations Load cast Flame Structures Graded bedding Burrows Fluid Escape channels Ice wedge casts Ball and pillow structure Panecontemporanous faults Slump or Slide cast Sand volcanoes Convolute Laminations Dish structures Organic escape structures
S a n d s t o n e
Root cast and molds Bedding Channels Soft-sediment folds Concretions Cross Bedding Tool marks Desiccation cracks Viens Ripple Marks Burrows Breccias Stylolites Stromatolites Trails and tracks
Tepees Breccias
Laminations Flute cast Load cast Liesegang bands Cross Laminations Flame Structures Liesegang rings Graded bedding Panecontemporanous faults Nodules Pellets Convolute Laminations Vugs Reefs Stromatactis Oncolites Hardgrounds Grapestones Fenestrae Mounds Pisolites
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Fensetrae Bedding (II, ~, I~) Mud cracks Mud volcanoes Concretions Lamination (II, ~, I~) Tool marks Flame Structures Escape structure Parallel stratification Burrows Load cast
Ripple Marks Trails andtracks Crystal casts Salt crystal casts Flute cast Color banding Laminations Rain prints Bioturbatted bedding Cross Laminations Convolute bedding Graded bedding Soft-sediment folds Sole Marks Soft-sediment faults
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Slickenside Lime Mud: G < ssp Sparite: G > 0.004 mm
Micrite: G < 0.004mm Microsparite: G b/w 0.004 – 0.06mm Macrosparite: G < 0.06mm Allochems: Transport Fragements of Precipetated material
Intraclast: fragments of preexist rock Oids: (oolith, oolites) c = p (G b/w 0.25-0.02mm) Pellets: G < 0.25mm , Grapestones, Skeletal Fragment Biolithic Elements: Oncolites: G < 10cm By precipitation by organisms Stramatolites: by Organic precipitation Test, Skeleton