GLACIALDEPOSITS

RIVERDEPOSITS

GLACIOFLUVIALDEPOSITS

EOLIANDEPOSITS

MARINEDEPOSITS

CARBONEOUSDEPOSITS

ORGANICDEPOSITS

VOLCANICDEPOSITS

DEPOSITS

SOILS

AND

ROCKS

MATERIALSON THE

EARTH'SCRUST

Igne

ous

rock

s

Met

amor

phic

rock

s

Sed

imen

tary

rock

s

Dep

osits

MORAINE

GRAVEL

SAND

SILT

CLAY

LIME-RICHMUD

LIME

PEAT,SWAMP

ORGANICMUD

LAVA

WeatheringErosionTransport

Cemen- tationHardening

TILLITE

QUARTZ-SANDSTONE

ARKOSE

GREYWACKE

SLATE,CLAYSCHIST

LIMESCHIST,DOLOMITE

BROWN COAL,LIGNITE

BLACK SCHIST(ALUM SCHIST)

RHYOLITE

DACITE,TRACHYTE,

LATITE

ANDESITE

BASALT

ULTRABASICLAVA

META-CONGLOMERATE

GNEISS

GNEISS

GRANITE GRANITEPORPHYRY RHYOLITE

Meta-morphism Melting

Solidi-ficationCrystalli-zation

LACUSTRINEDEPOSITS

META-TILLITE

QUARTZITE

CALC-SILICATEGNEISS

GRAPHITE-SCHIST

DUNITE,PERIDOTITE,PYROXENITE,

MARBLE

GRAPHITE

GNEISS

GNEISS

AMPHIBOLITE

AMPHIBOLITE

AMPHIBOLITE

SERPENTINITICULTRABASITE

SERPENTINITICULTRABASITE

2

0.06

0.002

SA

ND

STO

NE

LIMESCHIST,MARL

QUARTZITE

ARKOSITE

QUARTZ-PHYLLITE

PHYLLITE

LIME-SCHIST

MARBLE

STONE-COAL

ANTRA-SITE

BLACKSCHIST

META-RHYOLITE

META-DACITE,-TRACHYTE,-LATITE

META-ANDESITE

GREENSTONE(GREENSCHIST)

GREENSTONE(GREENSCHIST)

SERPENTINITE,TALC SCHIST

QUARTZ-SCHIST

CALC-SCHIST

GNEISS GRANITE

-GRANO- DIORITE,-SYENITE,-MONZONITE

META

META-DIORITE

META-GABBRO,META-DIABAS

META-DUNITEMETA-PERIDOTITE

SERPENTINITE,TALC SCHIST,SOAPSTONE

ECLOGITE

ECLOGITE

ECLOGITE

DUNITE

DUNITE

MA

RB

LEH

OR

NFE

LS

ME

TA-P

OR

PH

YR

Y

parti

cle

size

(mm

)

acid

acid

basi

cul

traba

sic

inte

rmed

iate

M

A

G

M

A

MOLTENROCK

SEDIMENTARYAND

EXTRUSIVEROCKS

M E T A M O R P H I C R O C K S

GRANODIORITEPORPHYRY

I G N E O U S R O C K S

plutonic rocks dyke rocks lava

GRANO-DIORITE

SYENITE

MONZONITE

DIORITE

NEPHELINE-SYENITE

ESSEXITE

GABBRO

ANORTHO-SITE

SYENITEPORPHYRY

MONZONITEPORPHYRY

DIORITEPORPHYRY

DIABAS,DOLERITE

DACITE

TRACHYTE

LATITE,RHOMBIC-PORPHYRY

ANDESITE

PHONOLITE

TEPHRITE

BASALT

ULTRABASICLAVA

met

amor

phis

m o

f plu

toni

can

d dy

ke ro

cks

DEPOSITS

MATERIALSON THEEARTH'SSURFACE

SEDI

MEN

TARY

AND

EXTR

U-SI

VE R

OCK

S

weathering,erosion,

transport

cementation,

hardening

metam

orphis

m

A

B C

D

E

C

E

DBA

F

basi

c

felts

pato

idic

The geological cycle

low highMETAMORPHISM

dark

dark

dark

light

light

light

T

U

F

F

acid

basi

cin

term

edia

te

MIGMATITE with supplyfrom primary magma

PEGMATITE

META-MORPHIC

ROCKS

MOLTEN

ROCK

IGN

EOU

SR

OC

KS

solidification,

crystalization

melting

Igne

ous

rock

s

F

supply

of pr

imary

magm

a from

the

earth

's inte

rior su

pply

of p

rimar

ym

agm

a fro

m th

eea

rth's

inte

rior

GRANULITE

volcan

ism

volc

anis

m

MICA-SCHIST

M

M

M

M

M

M

M

M

M

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

Ref.: A.Palmstrom, 2007

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