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Rocks

Terms used with the 3 types of rocks.

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Igneous rockcooling and hardening of molten material
magmamelted rock under earth's surface
lavamolten rock from a volcano
intrusive rocksigneous rocks cooled slowl inside the earth
extrusive rocksigenous rocks cooled quickly ourside the earth
fine-grainedigenous rock with small crystals
coarse-grainedigenous rock with large crystals
metamorphic rockrock formed from heat and pressure
foliated rockbanded, minerals line up in parallel bands
nonfoliatedno banding
sedimentary rockrocks formed from sediments
cementationminerals cemented together by crystals
compactionsqueezing of layers
clastic rockformed from pieces of other rocks
nonclastic rocksediments from dissolved minerals
organic rockformed from once-living organisms
graniteigneous rock
sandstonesedimentary rock
marblemetamorphic rock
rock cyclethe change of one rock to another

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