Minerals and Rocks in the geosphere

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Minerals and Rocks in the geosphere

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Ship rock is a rock formation in New Mexico that stands about 480 meters (about 1600 ft) tall. How do you think this rock formed?

Ship rock is a volcanic plug. Also known as a volcanic neck or lava neck.

Shiprock

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What caused this rock to look like this?

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Earth's interior is made up of 3 main layers: crust, mantle and core. These layers vary greatly in thickness, temperature, pressure and composition.

Earth's layers

These yellow-green peices of rock are xenoliths. These xenoliths are fragments of peridotite, a rock that forms at least 50 km inside earth.

Earth's Interior

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How might xenoliths help geologists understand Earth's interior?

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