| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Mantle | Thickest layer and second layer |
| Core | It can be hotter than the sun surface |
| Mesic forest | Small forests that are made from weathering pits on Granite like mountains |
| Dike | Curved cracks in hard rock |
| Xenolith | A different rock embedded in igneous rock |
| Weathering pit | Depression in the rock in which weathering causing soil to form |
| Metamorphic rock | Rocks under lots of pressure makes heat build and bake the rock |
| Staurolite | Georgia's state mineral |
| Erosion | Surface of the land that had gone away |
| Magma | Hot fire that came from the earths core |
| Exfoliation | The weathering process of peeling layers of rock |
| Raising ledges | Separating a ledge of rock from the mountain using explosive |
| Root pry | Roots that are on top of the granite that couldn't penetrate the granite |
| Tourmaline pods | Tourmaline: Mineral that is commonly black |
Combine with other sets
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