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| the series of processes in which rock forms, changes from one type to another, is destroyed, and forms again by geological processes. |
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| the simplified pattern that illustrates the order in which minerals crystallize from cooling magma according to their chemical composition and melting point. |
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| rock that forms when magma cools and solidifies. |
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| rock formed from the cooling and solidification of magma beneath Earth's surface |
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| rock that forms from the cooling and solidification of lava at Earth's surface. |
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| describes magma or igneous rock that is rich in feldspars and silica and that is generally light in color. |
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| describes magma or igneous rock that is rich in magnesium and iron and that is generally dark in color. |
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| the process in which the volume and porosity of a sediment is decreased by the weight of overlying sediments as a result of burial beneath other sediments. |
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| the process in which minerals precipitate into pore spaces between sediment grains and bind sediments together to form rock. |
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| Chemical sedimentary rock |
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| sedimentary rock that forms when minerals precipitate from a solution or settle from a suspension. |
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| sedimentary rock that forms the remains of plants or animals. |
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| sedimentary rock that forms when fragments of preexisting rocks are compacted or cemented together. |
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| the process in which one type of rock changes into metamorphic rock because of chemical processes or changes in temperature and pressure. |
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| a change in the texture, structure, or chemical composition of a rock due to contact with magma. |
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| a change in the texture, structure, or chemical composition of a rock due to changes in temperature and pressure over a large area, generally as a result of tectonic forces. |
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| the metamorphic rock texture in which minerals grains are arranged in planes or bands. |
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| the metamorphic rock texture in which mineral grains are not arranged in planes or bands. |
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