A | B |
Metamorphic Rock | heat and pressure |
Igneous Rock | melting and cooling |
Sedimentary Rock | weathering and erosion |
lava | magma that reaches the earth's surface |
extrusive rock | lava on the surface solidifies |
intrusive rock | magma solidifies beneath the surface |
clastic rock | particles of counry rock compact and cement together |
organic rock | formed form living things or their remains |
chemical rock | formed by precipitation |
metamorphism | changes in structure, appearance and composition of rock under the surface |
foliated | banded |
non-foliated | non-banded |
granite | intrusive igneous rock |
obsidian | extrusive igneous rock |
sandstone | clastic sedimentary rock |
shale | clastic sedimentary rock |
coal | organic sedimentary rock |
limestone | organic sedimentary rock |
salt | chemical sedimentary rock |
gypsum | chemical sedimentary rock |
marble | non foliated metamorphic rock |
limestone | parent rock of marble |
sandstone | parent rock of quartzite |
shale | parent rock of slate |