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Rocks Rocks cycle

Published on Mar 15, 2016

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THE DIFFERENT KIND OF ROCKS

BY: DAVID DURENBERGER HOUR:1
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IGNEOUS ROCKS!!!!

FORMED FROM THE COOLING AND SOLIDIFICATION OF LAVA AND MAGMA
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IGNEOUS INTRUSIVE ROCKS

  • Formed magma cooling slowly
  • Forms large crystals
Photo by Ron Schott
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IGNEOUS EXTRUSIVE ROCKS

  • Formed when lava cools fast
  • Has small or no crystals
  • Maybe vesicular
  • May have air bubbles
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SEDIMENTARY ROCKS

  • Generally formed from the compaction and cement action of sediments.
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SEDIMENTARY CLASTIC ROCKS

FORMED FROM COMPACTED SEDIMENTS, AND IS CLASSIFIED BY SIZE.
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SEDIMENTARY ORGANIC/ CRYSTALLINE ROCKS

  • Formed by evaporites (rock salt)
  • Pecipitates
  • Biological matter (coal and limestone)
  • Sedimentary rocks are the only type of rocks that may contain fossil or evidence of life
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METAMORPHIC ROCKS

  • Contact metamorphic rocks are from contact with extreme heat
  • Regional metamorphic rocks are from extreme pressure
Photo by Albert Freeman
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FOLIATED AND NON FOLIATED ROCKS

  • Foliated- rocks with visiable bands
  • non folitated- rocks with no visiable bands
Photo by subarcticmike

David Durenberger