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| an idealized cycle of processes undergone by rocks in the earth's crust, involving igneous intrusion, uplift, erosion, transportation, deposition as sedimentary rock, metamorphism, remelting, and further igneous intrusion. |
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| the movement of sediment by wind or water |
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| rock broken down by wind, water and ice |
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| rock altered by pressure and heat |
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| rock formed from consolidated clay sediments |
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| molten rock below Earth's surface |
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| molten rock above Earth's surface |
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| Formed from cooled lava or magma |
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| Cooled magma and has crystals |
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| Example of intrusive:Granite |
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| Cooled lava and does not have crystals |
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| Example of extrusive:Obsidian |
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| Example of extrusive:Basalt |
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| Example of extrusive:Scoria |
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| Example of extrusive:Pumice |
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1.Weathering and erosion
2.Sediments form layers
3.Layers compacted
4.Layers cemented |
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| Type of sedimentary rocks: Detrital |
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| Sediments compacted together |
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| Example of detrital: conglomerate |
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| Example of detrital: sandstone |
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| Example of detrital: shale |
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| Type of sedimentary rocks:Chemical |
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| Example of chemical: limestone |
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| calcium carbonate (seashells) |
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| Example of chemical: halite (rock salt) |
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| Type of sedimentary rocks: Organics |
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| formed from dead plants + animals |
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| How do metamorphic rocks form? |
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| Types of metamorphic rocks |
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| Metamorphic rocks that has bands or layers |
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-Compressed shale
-roof, walkways |
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| What are nonfoliated rocks? |
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| Metamorphic rock that has no bands or layers |
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