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Rocks

ady2700 history, geography, cspe, religion junior certificate English 4.5Average rating 4.5 out of 5 (2 ratings)

Mind map about rocks: igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic

Mind map: rocks

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Rocks

Igneous
- volcanic
- granite
  - cooled slowly
    - large crystals
  - balck/grey - pink
  - building industry/monuments
  - Mourne + Wicklow mountains
- basalt
  - cooled quickly
    - tiny crystals
  - dark grey-black
  - Antrim-Derry pleateau
    - The Giant's Causeway
Sedimentary
- organic/rock remains
- limestone
  - sea creatures
    - fossils
  - white-grey
  - permeable
  - The Burren Co.Clare
  - uses
    - monuments
    - cement
    - improve soil fertility
- sandstone
  - sand
  - brown-red
  - building
  - location
    - Magillicudy's Reeks
    - the Galtees
    - Comeraghs
Metamorphic
- pressure + heat
- marble
  - limestone
  - white, green, black, red
  - hard + crystals
  - fireplaces, gravestones
  - location
    - Rathlin island
      - white
    - Connemara
      - green
    - Cork
      - red
- quartzite
  - sandstone
  - grey-white
  - extremely hard
  - locations
    - Croagh Patrick
      - Co. Mayo
    - Errigal
      - Co. Donegal
    - Great Sugar Loaf
      - Co.Wicklow

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Description: junior certificate history, geography, cspe, religion (geography) Mind Map on Rocks, created by ady2700 on 24/09/2015.
Created by: ady2700
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Rating: Average rating 4.5 out of 5 (2 ratings)