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a break in deposition is 'blank'
unconformity
82.4%
decay by the loss of a helium nucleus
alpha
76.5%
decay where the atomic number increases
beta
76.5%
decay where the atomic number decreases
gamma
70.6%
change in length divided by original length
strain
58.8%
gneiss
58.8%
the 3 Al2SiO5 polymorphs
kyanite
52.9%
4 grades of foliated pelitic rocks
slate
52.9%
amphibolite is equivalent to what
kyanite
52.9%
upper amphibolite is equivalent to what
sillimanite
52.9%
sillimanite
52.9%
schist
52.9%
sillimanite
52.9%
kyanite
52.9%
sillimanite
52.9%
minerals with the same structure, different composition
isomorphs
47.1%
force per unit area
stress
47.1%
partially melted metamorphic rock
migmatite
47.1%
flows with a high Reynolds number are 'blank'
turbulent
47.1%
are upper flat beds smooth or striated
striated
47.1%
andalusite
47.1%
phyllite
47.1%
andalusite
47.1%
low boiling point elements
volatile
41.2%
silicates with the Si2O5 2-
ion
sheet
41.2%
minerals with the same composition, different structure
polymorphs
41.2%
temperature below which a substance is entirely solid
solidus
41.2%
temperature above which a substance is entirely liquid
liquidus
41.2%
3 size classes of tephra
ash
41.2%
which is stronger, slab pull or slab push
slab pull
41.2%
linear fabric elements
lineation
41.2%
microscale foliation along weaknesses
cleavage
41.2%
greenschist is equivalent to what
biotite
41.2%
post depositional changes not including metamorphism
diagenesis
41.2%
flows with a low Reynolds number are 'blank'
laminar
41.2%
biotite
41.2%
biotite
41.2%
sulphur loving elements
chalcophile
35.3%
iron loving elements
siderophile
35.3%
the above is also known as 'blank'
solid solution
35.3%
diffusion through fluids between crystals
surface
35.3%
increasing grainsize lowers 'blank' during metamorphism
interfacial energy
35.3%
arrangement of a rock's grains irrespective of scale
texture
35.3%
planar fabric elements
foliation
35.3%
mesoscale foliation aligned with platy minerals
schistosity
35.3%
megascale foliation by mineralogical banding
gneissose
35.3%
Barrow zone minerals
chlorite
35.3%
Buchan zone minerals
chlorite
35.3%
lower greenschist is equivalent to what
chlorite
35.3%
rock type with 15 -
75% matrix
wacke
35.3%
rock type with more than 75% matrix
mudstone
35.3%
name for rock fall debris
olistolith
35.3%
linked dunes with undulating crests
sinuous
35.3%
crystal system of dolomite
trigonal
35.3%
crystal system of calcite
trigonal
35.3%
crystal system of aragonite
orthorhombic
35.3%
limestone with grains above 2 mm
calcirudite
35.3%
mud supported limestone with less than 10% grains
mudstone
35.3%
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the above where the binders were bafflers
bafflestone
35.3%
shallowly sloping carbonate platform
ramp
35.3%
platform formed on tectonic sea mounts
isolated
35.3%
where channel water has a higher density than the basin water
hyperpycnal
35.3%
where channel water has a lower density than the basin water
hypopycnal
35.3%
where channel and basin water have the same density
homopycnal
35.3%
crystal system of snow
hexagonal
35.3%
crystal system of ice
cubic
35.3%
structure formed by deposition on the glacier
esker
35.3%
eclogite
35.3%
oxygen loving elements
lithophile
29.4%
sharing of oxygens between tetrahedra is 'blank'
silicate polymerisation
29.4%
exchange of ions with the same charge
homovalent substitution
29.4%
exchange of ions with the same net charge
coupled substitution
29.4%
what crystal system is plagioclase
triclinic
29.4%
what crystal system is orthoclase
monoclinic
29.4%
depth of compensation relates to what phenomena
isostasy
29.4%
kind and amount of preferred orientation of the grains
fabric
29.4%
upper greenschist is equivalent to what
garnet
29.4%
lower amphibolite is equivalent to what
staurolite
29.4%
rock type composed of sand size grains
arenite
29.4%
rock type composed of clay size grains
lutite
29.4%
rock type with less than 15% matrix
arenite
29.4%
clay with a gibbsite layer flanked by silicate layers
smectite
29.4%
sediment slide with no deformation of layers
coherent slide unit
29.4%
sediment slide where sediment layers deform
slump
29.4%
limestone with grains 2 -
0.6 mm
calcarenite
29.4%
limestone with grains below 0.6 mm
calcilutite
29.4%
carbonate platform formed by transgression
epeiric
29.4%
carbonate platform which has been submerged
drowned
29.4%
type of alluvial fan produced by debris flows
dry fan
29.4%
type of alluvial fan produced by streams
wet fan
29.4%
ice formed in supercooled, turbulent water
frazil ice
29.4%
compressed form of the above
sea ice
29.4%
glacier which meets the sea
tidewater glacier
29.4%
glacier at the foot of a mountain
piedmont glacier
29.4%
the above with a ribbed texture
rogen
29.4%
structure formed by deposition below the glacier
drumlin
29.4%
lapilli
29.4%
staurolite
29.4%
garnet
29.4%
hornblende
29.4%
hornfels
29.4%
draa
29.4%
silicates with the SiO3 2-
ion
single chain
23.5%
high melting point elements
refractory
23.5%
cations with similar radii exchange to produce a 'blank'
isomorphous series
23.5%
silicates with the SiO4 4-
ion
orthosilicate
23.5%
silicates with the Si2O7 6-
ion
sorosilicate
23.5%
silicates with the Si4O11 6-
ion
double chain
23.5%
breaking and reformation of bonds in a mineral
reconstructive polymorphic transformation
23.5%
change of bond angles in a mineral
displacive polymorphic transformation
23.5%
silicates with the SiO2 unit
tectosilicate
23.5%
melting at a constant pressure
isobaric heating
23.5%
melting at a constant temperature
isothermal decompression
23.5%
the minimal temperature for melting
eutectic
23.5%
flow between crystal boundaries
porous
23.5%
flow through fractures
fracture
23.5%
Hint
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continental margin with an exotic terrane
Andean
23.5%
continental margin with island arcs
Japanese
23.5%
continental margin with terrestrial transform faults
Californian
23.5%
continental margin with no tectonic activity
Atlantic
23.5%
dehydrated metamorphic rock
granulite
23.5%
Low PT metamorphic mafic series
zeolite
23.5%
Mid PT metamorphic mafic series
zeolite
23.5%
High PT metamorphic mafic series
zeolite
23.5%
rock type composed of gravel size grains
rudite
23.5%
shape of a silicate clay layer
tetrahedral
23.5%
shape of a gibbsite clay layer
octahedral
23.5%
clay with a gibbsite layer and a silicate layer
kandite
23.5%
movement of salt in sediment post deposition produces 'blank'
diapirs
23.5%
cement in crystallographic continuity with grains
overgrowth
23.5%
cement not in crystallographic continuity with grains
poikilotopic
23.5%
cement composed of uniform crystals in pore spaces
isopachous
23.5%
cement only formed around grain contacts
meniscus
23.5%
fossilized rock fall debris
olistostrome
23.5%
linked dunes with straight crests
straight
23.5%
linked dunes with crests bowing upstream
catenary
23.5%
unlinked dunes with curved crests
lunate
23.5%
straight cross bedding characteristics 'blank'
planar cross bedding
23.5%
curved cross bedding characterises 'blank'
trough cross bedding
23.5%
mud supported limestone with more than 10% grains
wackestone
23.5%
limestone where the above is supported by the 2 mm grains
rudstone
23.5%
................where the binders were encrusters
bindstone
23.5%
limestone where the depositional texture is not recognisable
crystalline
23.5%
carbonate platform bounded by a topographic high
rimmed shelf
23.5%
depth below which calcite cannot be deposited
calcite compensation depth
23.5%
compressed form of the above
pack ice
23.5%
glacier in a valley
valley glacier
23.5%
moraine formed at the foot of a glacier
terminal moraine
23.5%
sediment plain formed beyond the above
sandur plain
23.5%
3 size classes of aeolian deposits
ripple
23.5%
upper layer of a lake
epilimnon
23.5%
middle layer of a lake
metalimnon
23.5%
lower layer of a low
hypolimnon
23.5%
block
23.5%
pyroxene
23.5%
granulite
23.5%
granulite
23.5%
amphibolite
23.5%
greenschist
23.5%
prehnite
23.5%
blueschist
23.5%
dune
23.5%
diffusion through a crystal lattice
volume
17.6%
unlinked dunes with crests bowing upstream
lingoid
17.6%
matrix supported limestone with more than 10% 2 mm grains
floatstone
17.6%
limestone where the components were bound during deposition
boundstone
17.6%
................where the binders built a rigid framework
framestone
17.6%
moraine formed under a glacier
ground moraine
17.6%
cordierite
17.6%
sanidinite
17.6%
diffusion between crystal boundaries
grain boundary
11.8%
grain supported mud-
containing limestone
packstone
5.9%
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