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    The document discusses the three main types of rocks: igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic. Igneous rocks are formed from cooling magma and can have little or no crystals if extrusive, or large interlocking crystals if intrusive. Sedimentary rocks form through the lithification of sediments. Metamorphic rocks are formed from heat and pressure acting on existing rocks, either through contact metamorphism near magma bodies or regional metamorphism during tectonic events.

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    The document discusses the three main types of rocks: igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic. Igneous rocks are formed from cooling magma and can have little or no crystals if extrusive, or large interlocking crystals if intrusive. Sedimentary rocks form through the lithification of sediments. Metamorphic rocks are formed from heat and pressure acting on existing rocks, either through contact metamorphism near magma bodies or regional metamorphism during tectonic events.

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    Rocks and

    The Rock
    Cycle

    3 Main Rock
    Types

    3 Main Rock
    Types

    Igneous

    Igneous

    IGNEOUS---Extrusive
    Little or NO Crystals!

    IGNEOUS---Extrusive
    Little or NO Crystals!

    IGNEOUS---Extrusive
    Little or NO Crystals!

    IGNEOUS---Extrusive
    Little or NO Crystals!

    Igneous

    IGNEOUS---Intrusive
    Large Interlocking Crystals!!!

    IGNEOUS---Intrusive
    Large Interlocking Crystals!

    IGNEOUS---Intrusive
    Large Interlocking Crystals!

    IGNEOUS---Intrusive
    Large Interlocking Crystals!

    3 Main Rock
    Types

    How to make a clastic


    sedimentary rock

    Sedimentary

    3 Main Rock
    Types

    Metamorphic rocks form from


    HEAT&PRESSURE

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

    Regional Metamorphism
    Tectonic 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!

    Common Metamorphic
    Rocks
    Parent Rock

    Metamorphic Rock

    Granite

    Gneiss

    Shale

    Slate

    Sandstone

    Quartzite

    The Rock Cycle

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