BERBICE HIGH SHOOL

GROUP ASSIGNMENT
GROUP MEMBERS:
● BHOMIKA RAMNARAIN
● ESHA BENNIE
● DESTINY JONES
● SARVANI ETWAROO
● SOHID BACUS
● DAVILLE RAMNARAINE
INTRODUCTIONS
This power point presentation is based on the different types of
rocks, how they are formed and images showing some of the rocks.
 What are Rocks?
A rock is a natural substance composed of solid crystals of different minerals
that have been fused together into a solid lump.

Types of Rocks
1. Sedimentary
2. Igneous
3. Metamorphic
 Sedimentary rocks
Common sedimentary rocks include sandstone, limestone, and shale. These
rocks often start as sediments carried in rivers and deposited in lakes and
oceans. When buried, the sediments lose water and become cemented to form
rock. Tuffaceous sandstones contain volcanic ash.
How Sedimentary rocks are formed

● Sedimentary rocks are formed from deposits of pre-existing rocks that

accumulate on the Earth's surface. If sediment is buried deeply, it
becomes compacted and cemented, forming sedimentary rock
 EXAMPLE OF
SEDIMENTARY ROCKS
 Sandstone rock
Sandstone is made of sand grains that may have been deposited in the sea, by
rivers, or in deserts, and later cemented together by minerals precipitated from
groundwater.
 Igneous rock
Igneous rocks are defined as types of rocks that are formed when molten
rock cools to a solid state. Lava is molten rock flowing out when cooled,
they form rocks such as basalt, rhyolite, or obsidian.
How Igneous rocks are formed

● Igneous rocks are formed when molten rock cools to a solid state. Lava is
molten rock flowing out when cooled,
EXAMPLE OF IGNEOUS
ROCKS
 Basalt rock
A dark gray to black dense to fine-grained igneous rock that consists of basic
plagioclase, augite, and usually magnetite.
 Obsidian rock
Obsidian are igneous rock occurring as a natural glass formed by the
rapid cooling of viscous lava from volcanoes.
 Metamorphic rock
Rock that was once one form of rock but has changed to another under the
influence of heat, pressure, or some other agent without passing through a
liquid phase.
How Metamorphic rock are formed

● Metamorphic rocks started out as some other type of rock, but have been
substantially changed from their original igneous, sedimentary, or earlier
metamorphic form. Metamorphic rocks form when rocks are subjected to
high heat, high pressure, hot mineral-rich fluids or, more commonly, some
combination of these factors. Conditions like these are found deep within
the Earth or where tectonic plates meet.
 EXAMPLE OF
METAMORPHIC ROCKS
 Marble rock
Marble is a metamorphic rock composed of recrystallized carbonate minerals, most commonly calcite or dolomite.
 Quartzite rock
Quartzite is a metamorphic rock formed when quartz-rich sandstone or chert
has been exposed to high temperatures and pressures. Such conditions fuse
the quartz grains together forming a dense, hard rock.
End of Presentation