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*Igneous Rock-Fire

*Metamorphic Rock-To
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TYPES OF change form
ROCKS *Sendimentary Rock-of
sendiments
Igneous
What is a igneous rock?rock
Igneous rock, or magmatic rock, is one of the three main rock
types, the others being sedimentary and metamorphic.
Igneous rock is formed through the cooling and solidification
of magma or lava. The magma can be derived from partial
melts of existing rocks in either a planet's mantle or crust.
Metamorphic rock
What is a metamorphic rock?
Metamorphic rocks started out as some other type of rock, but
Metamorphic rocks started out as some other type of rock, but have been substantially changed from their
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Metamorphic igneous,
rocks form when rocks are subjected
to sedimentary, or earlier
high heat, high pressure, metamorphic
hot mineral-rich form. Metamorphic
fluids or, more commonly, rocks
some combination of these factors.

form when rocks are subjected to high heat, high pressure, hot
mineral-rich fluids or, more commonly, some combination of
these factors.
Sendimentary rock
What is a sendimentary
rock?
Sedimentary rocks are types of rock that are
formed by the accumulation or deposition of
mineral or organic particles at Earth's surface,
followed by cementation. Sedimentation is the
collective name for processes that cause these
particles to settle in place.
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