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Rocks and The Rock
Cycle
3 Main Rock Types
3 Main Rock Types
Igneous
Igneous
IGNEOUS---Extrusive Little or NO Crystals!
IGNEOUS---Extrusive Little or NO Crystals!
IGNEOUS---Extrusive Little or NO Crystals!
Igneous
IGNEOUS---IntrusiveLarge Interlocking Crystals!!!
IGNEOUS---Intrusive Large Interlocking Crystals!
IGNEOUS---Intrusive Large Interlocking Crystals!
IGNEOUS---Intrusive Large Interlocking Crystals!
3 Main Rock Types
How to make a clasticsedimentary rock
Sedimentary
3 Main Rock Types
Metamorphic rocks form from HEAT&PRESSURE
Contact MetamorphismDeep underground, zones of metamorphism form around the hot magma of batholiths.L.Gardiner/Windows Original
Regional MetamorphismTectonic forces smash continents together. The rocks get heated and become semi-molten. The added pressure causes the mineral to separate into bands and sometime to even flow before cooling again!
Common Metamorphic RocksParent Rock Metamorphic RockGranite Gneiss
Shale Slate
Sandstone Quartzite
The Rock Cycle
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