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    Earthsci Lesson (Rocks&minerals)

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    There are three main types of rocks: igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic. Igneous rocks form from the cooling and solidification of magma or lava. They have two types - intrusive rocks that cool slowly underground and extrusive rocks that cool rapidly at the Earth's surface. Sedimentary rocks form from the compaction or cementation of sediments like pieces of other rocks or living organisms. Metamorphic rocks form from the alteration of existing rocks under heat, pressure, and fluids in a process called metamorphism.

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    There are three main types of rocks: igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic. Igneous rocks form from the cooling and solidification of magma or lava. They have two types - intrusive rocks that cool slowly underground and extrusive rocks that cool rapidly at the Earth's surface. Sedimentary rocks form from the compaction or cementation of sediments like pieces of other rocks or living organisms. Metamorphic rocks form from the alteration of existing rocks under heat, pressure, and fluids in a process called metamorphism.

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    There are three main types of rocks: igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic. Igneous rocks form from the cooling and solidification of magma or lava. They have two types - intrusive rocks that cool slowly underground and extrusive rocks that cool rapidly at the Earth's surface. Sedimentary rocks form from the compaction or cementation of sediments like pieces of other rocks or living organisms. Metamorphic rocks form from the alteration of existing rocks under heat, pressure, and fluids in a process called metamorphism.

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    There are three main types of rocks: igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic. Igneous rocks form from the cooling and solidification of magma or lava. They have two types - intrusive rocks that cool slowly underground and extrusive rocks that cool rapidly at the Earth's surface. Sedimentary rocks form from the compaction or cementation of sediments like pieces of other rocks or living organisms. Metamorphic rocks form from the alteration of existing rocks under heat, pressure, and fluids in a process called metamorphism.

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    surface.

    There are two types


    EARTH SCIENCE of Igneous rocks:
    DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ROCKS 1. Intrusive igneous rocks
    AND MINERALS solidify within Earth. These
    rocks are also known as
    plutonic rocks—named for
    Pluto, the Greek god of the
    underworld. Intrusive
    igneous rocks are generally
    wholly crystalline and
    characterized by large
    crystal sizes visible to the
    naked eye because they cool
    A Mineral is a naturally slowly. Diorite, granite, and
    occurring substance with pegmatite are examples of
    distinctive chemical and intrusive igneous rocks.
    physical properties, 2. Extrusive igneous rock- or
    composition and atomic volcanic igneous rocks are
    structure. Rocks are formed on the Earth’s
    generally made up of two of surface as the result of
    more minerals, mixed up volcanic activity. They tend
    through geological to have small crystal sizes
    processes. because they cool very
    quickly. Examples basalt,
    obsidian, pumice, tuff,
    HOW IGNEOUS ROCKS ARE

    rhyolite, scoria, dacite, and


    FORMED

    andesite.
    HOW ARE SEDIMENTARY ROCKS

    FORMED?

    Sedimentary rocks are formed


    from deposits of pre-existing
    rocks or pieces of once-living
    organism that accumulate on the
    Igneous rocks (from the Earth's surface. If sediment is
    Latin word for fire) form buried deeply, it becomes
    when hot, molten rock compacted and cemented,
    crystallizes and solidifies. forming sedimentary rock. There
    are three types of Sedimentary
    The melt originates deep rocks: Clastic, Organic, and
    within the Earth near active Chemical
    plate boundaries or hot
    spots, then rises toward the
    METAMORPHIC ROCKS

    Metamorphic rocks arise from the


    transformation of existing rock to
    new types of rock in a process
    1. Clastic Sedimentary rocks- called
    formed from the buildup of metamorphism.Metamorphic
    rocks form when rocks are
    clatics: small pieces of subjected to high heat, high
    fragmented rocks deposited pressure, hot mineral-rich fluids or,
    as a result of mechanical more commonly, some
    weathering then lithified by combination of these factors.
    compaction and There are two types of
    cementation. Examples of Metamorphic rocks:
    Clastic sedimentary rocks
    include sandstone, shale,
    siltstone, and breccias.
    2. Chemical Sedimentary
    rocks- form by chemical
    precipitation that begins
    when water traveling FOLIATED NON-FOLIATED
    through rock dissolves some metamorphic metamorphic
    of the minerals. The most rocks such as rocks such as
    common chemical gneiss, phyllite, hornfels,
    sedimentary rock, by far, is schist and slate marble,
    limestone . Others include have a layered or quartzite and
    chert , chalk , evaporites like banded novaculite do
    appearance that not have a
    rock gypsum and rock salt, is produced by layered or
    and coal. .. exposure to heat banded
    3. Organic Sedimentary and directed appearance.
    rocks- are formed when
    sediment (plants, animal PROPERTIES OF ROCKS

    remains, roots, etc.) is broken  TEXTURE

    down and then compressed  COLOR

    over a long period of time.  HARDNESS

    They are referred to as  LUSTER

    organic because they are  CLEAVAGE

    made from organic materials.  FRACTURE

    Some organic sedimentary  DENSITY

    rocks even contain fossils.  STREAK

    Examples include
    fossiliferous limestone and MAGLANGIT, ARABELA JANE

    coal. 11- STEM PEARL

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