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| The texture is an indication of the conditions of temperature and pressure under which the rock formed. |
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how did rocks classified?
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| - according to their chemical compositions and textures. |
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| -reflects the chemical constituents available when the rock was formed. |
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-formed through the cooling and solidification of magma or lava.
-Igneous rock may form with or without crystallization |
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| processes of Plate tectonic |
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-processes directly or indirectly control the distribution of different rock types.
-uplift rocks so that they are exposed to lower temperatures and pressures and to the weathering effects of the atmosphere |
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