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Types Of Rocks

Published on Nov 18, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

IGNEOUS ROCK

FORMS FROM THE COOLING AND SOLIDIFICATION OF LAVA OR MAGMA
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INTRUSIVE

ROCK THAT FORMS WHEN MAGMA COOLS BENEATH EARTHS SUFACE
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EXTRUSIVE

ROCK THAT FORMS WHEN LAVA COOLS ON EARTHS SURFACE
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SEDIMENTARY ROCK

FORMED FROM THE COMPACTION AND CEMENTATION OF SEDIMENTS
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CLASTIC

COMPACTED SEDIMENTS AND ARE CLASSIFED BY SIZE
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ORGANIC/CRYSTALLINE

EVAPORITES, PRECIPITATES, AND BIOLOGICAL ORDER
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METAMORPHIC ROCK

FOMS WHEN HIGH TEMPERATURE AND PRESSURE

CONTACT METAMORPHISM

HEAT

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REGIONAL METAMORPHISM

HEAT
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FOLIATED

FORMS THROUGH RECRYSTALLIZATION

NON-FOLIATED

FORMED WHERE HIGH TEMPERATURES
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