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Minerals and Rocks Vocabulary

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foliationMetamorphic rock sometimes has this layered appearance.
grainsthe individual particles in rocks
igneous rocktype of rock that forms when magma or lava cools and hardens
lavamolten rock that erupts onto Earth's surface
lithificationprocess through which sediment turns into rock
magmamolten rock found inside Earth
metamorphictype of rock that results from changes that occur in existing rocks
parent rockname for the original rocks that are changed into metamorphic rocks
rocka naturally occurring solid mixture made of minerals, rock fragments, organic matter, or glass
sedimentarytype of rock made of layers that are pressed or cemented together


8th Grade Science Teacher ~ Pod 600
Yearling Middle School
Okeechobee, FL

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