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Definition: The rock cycle is a series of processes that create and transform
the types of rocks in Earth's crust.
All rocks regardless of their type are made of a naturally-occurring and usually
inorganic solids with fixed chemical compositions called minerals.
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Types of rocks:
1. Igneous rocks are rocks that result from volcanic eruptions, as lava
hardens. There are 2 types of igneous rocks.
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sedimentary
rocks examples
Parent metamorphic
rock creating new
metamorphic rock