Thursday, February 16, 2012

Igneous Rocks: Carbonatites



Carbonatites



Carbonatites are very rare, with only around 300 localities known to produce them. They are igneous rocks formed from volcanic activity or deep within the bowels of the molten earth, and what makes them rare is their chemical composition. They contain a high level of carbon as opposed to silicon, and this makes for unusual rock formations when they are formed.




Carbonatites coming out of a volcano

Thursday, February 9, 2012

Rocks

Olivine


Augite 


Hornblende


Biotite 


Muscovite 


Orthoclase


Quartz




Thursday, February 2, 2012

Maps

isarithmic map


choropleth map


dot density map

proportional symbol map



bathymetric map