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Chapter 5 Rocks - Coggle Diagram
Chapter 5 Rocks
Natural Resources
Jewellery
Building
Energy and Heat
Pipes and Batteries
Quarrying
Environmental impact: Dust and Noise pollution are created.
Economical impact: Creates 10000 jobs in Ireland.
Process: Removing rock sand and gravel from the earth.
Shaft Mining
Environmental impact: Dust particles can cause many health problems
Economical impact: Creates 730 jobs directly
Process: Drilling vertically into the earth.
Drilling
Economical Impact: Oil and Gas are used to fuel cars and homes.
Environmental Impact: Oil Spills and Gas Leaks can harm the environment
Process: Drilling down into the earth.
How Can They Be Different
Colour
Texture
Hardness
Mineral Content
Inorganic Material
Rock Groups
Sedimentary
Use: Monuments
Location: Sandstone [Macgillycuddy's Reeks] Limestone [The Burren]
Formation: compressed and cemented together.
Rock Type: Sandstone and Limestone
Igneous
Location: Granite [Mourne Mountains] Basalt [The Giant's Causeway]
Rock Type: Granite and Basalt
Use: Roads
Formation: Magma cooled cooled over millions of years
Metamorphic
Use: Glass and Fireplaces
Location: Marble [Rathlin Islands] Quartzite [Sugarloaf]
Rock type: Marble and Quartzite.
Formation: Put under great heat and pressure
The Rock Cycle
