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There are many historical facts about rocks - but did you know that rocks have been used by
humans for over two million years? A hammer tool was one of the first rock tools used by humans.
Rocks were used for weapons, cooking, and shelter building.

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FORMATION OF SEDIMENTARY ROCKS:
WEATHERING, EROSION, DEPOSITION,
FORMATION OF IGNEOUS ROCKS:
COMPACTION, AND CEMENTATION FORMATION OF METAMORPHIC ROCKS: WHEN HOT, MOLTEN ROCK
WHEN A CERTAIN ROCK IS SUBJECTED TO HIGH CRYSTALLIZES AND SOLIDIFIES
CLASSIFIED INTO TWO MAIN CATEGORIES: HEAT, HIGH PRESSURE, HOT MINERAL-RICH
CLASTIC AND CHEMICAL. FLUIDS OR, MORE COMMONLY, SOME CLASSIFIED INTO TWO MAIN CATEGORIES:
COMBINATION OF THESE FACTORS. INTRUSIVE AND EXTRUSIVE.
EXAMPLES:
CLASSIFIED INTO TWO MAIN CATEGORIES: EXAMPLES:
SHALE - A FINE-GRAINED, CLASTIC
NON-FOLIATED AND FOLIATED.
SEDIMENTARY ROCK FORMED FROM RHYOLITE - A LIGHT-COLORED, FINE-
MUD THAT IS A MIX OF FLAKES OF CLAY EXAMPLES: GRAINED, EXTRUSIVE IGNEOUS ROCK
MINERALS AND TINY FRAGMENTS OF THAT TYPICALLY CONTAINS QUARTZ AND
PHYLLITE - A FOLIATED METAMORPHIC
OTHER MINERALS, ESPECIALLY QUARTZ FELDSPAR MINERALS.
ROCK THAT IS MADE UP MAINLY OF
AND CALCITE.
VERY FINE-GRAINED MICA. THE PEGMATITE - AN INTRUSIVE IGNEOUS
SURFACE OF PHYLLITE IS TYPICALLY ROCK, USUALLY OF GRANITIC
SANDSTONE - A CLASTIC SEDIMENTARY
LUSTROUS AND SOMETIMES COMPOSITION, CONSISTING OF
ROCK COMPOSED MAINLY OF SAND-
WRINKLED. EXCEPTIONALLY LARGE INTERLOCKING
SIZED SILICATE GRAINS.
CRYSTALS.
HORNFELS - A TOUGH, FINE-GRAINED
BRECCIA - A CLASTIC SEDIMENTARY ROCK THAT IS MADE BY CONTACT
GABBRO - A COARSE-GRAINED, DARK-
ROCK THAT IS COMPOSED OF LARGE METAMORPHISM WHERE MAGMA BAKES
COLORED, INTRUSIVE IGNEOUS ROCK
(OVER TWO-MILLIMETER DIAMETER) AND RECRYSTALLIZES THE
THAT CONTAINS FELDSPAR, PYROXENE,
ANGULAR FRAGMENTS. SURROUNDING ROCKS.
AND SOMETIMES OLIVINE.

R EF ERE N C E S “Civilization exists by

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