The Rock Cycle
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Geologists classify rocks into three groups according to the major earth process that formed them. The three groups are igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic.
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The Rock Cycle
Mining Matters II ◆ The Earth’s Crust
Igneous RockMetamorphic RockSedimentary RockMagma
Magma
Igneous Rock
MELTING
COOLING
Metamorphic Rock
IgneousIntrusivePlutonic
Rock
VolcanicExtrusiveIgneous
Rock
Ash
Heatand
Pressure
Lava
Heatand
Pressure
Erosion
Weathering
Sedimentary Rock
Deposition
Transportation
Heatand
Pressure
Lithification Sediment to Sedimentary Rock
Layers of Lava
Sand, Gravel, Silt
MELTIN
G
Basalt/Rhyolite
Granite/Gabbro
Gneiss
Quartzite, Marble, Slate
Sandstone
Limestone
Shale
Conglomerate
Dolostone
Rock Samples