Bethwin Angela Cabacungan

11 – Rizal

CLASSIFICATIONS OF ROCKS
WEEK 2 – EARTH SCIENCE
I.

Minerals Rocks

classified on how they are formed

Igneous Sedimentary Metamorphic

forms from forms from the rocks change due

to temperature and
cooling and compaction and or pressure change
solidification of cementation of
lava or magma sediments

Intrusive Non-clastic Contact

magma cools
magma cools slowly Precipitates slowly

Contact Evaporites

Extrusive Regional
Clastic
lava cools quickly Biological matter Pressure

Compacted sediment
Pressure

classified by size
Vesicular

contains air bubbles