Rocks and The Rock Cycle

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3 Main Rock Types

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3 Main Rock Types

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Igneous

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Igneous

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IGNEOUS---Extrusive Little or NO Crystals!

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IGNEOUS---Extrusive Little or NO Crystals!

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IGNEOUS---Extrusive Little or NO Crystals!

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IGNEOUS---ExtrusiveLittle or NO Crystals!

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Igneous

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IGNEOUS---IntrusiveLarge Interlocking Crystals!!!

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IGNEOUS---Intrusive Large Interlocking Crystals!

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IGNEOUS---Intrusive Large Interlocking Crystals!

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IGNEOUS---Intrusive Large Interlocking Crystals!

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3 Main Rock Types

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How to make a clasticsedimentary rock

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Sedimentary

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3 Main Rock Types

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Metamorphic rocks form from HEAT&PRESSURE

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Contact MetamorphismDeep underground, zones of metamorphism form around the hot magma of batholiths.L.Gardiner/Windows Original

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Regional MetamorphismTectonic forces smash continents together. The rocks get heated and become semi-molten. The added pressure causes the mineral to separate into bands and sometime to even flow before cooling again!

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Common Metamorphic Rocks

Parent RockMetamorphic RockGranite

GneissShale

SlateSandstone

Quartzite

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The Rock Cycle

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