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Rocks are natural substances composed of fused mineral crystals. There are three main types of rocks: sedimentary, igneous, and metamorphic. Sedimentary rocks like sandstone and limestone form from compacted sediments. Igneous rocks such as basalt and granite solidify from cooled lava or magma. Metamorphic rocks start as one type of rock and change form under heat, pressure, or other agents without melting.

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Rocks are natural substances composed of fused mineral crystals. There are three main types of rocks: sedimentary, igneous, and metamorphic. Sedimentary rocks like sandstone and limestone form from compacted sediments. Igneous rocks such as basalt and granite solidify from cooled lava or magma. Metamorphic rocks start as one type of rock and change form under heat, pressure, or other agents without melting.

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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
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.
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.
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.
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.
Example of igneous 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.
Basalt rock
A dark gray to black dense to fine-grained igneous rock that consists of basic
plagioclase, augite, and usually magnetite.
Granite rock
Granite is a light-colored igneous rock with grains large enough to be visible
with the unaided eye. It forms from the slow crystallization of magma below
Earth's surface. Granite is composed mainly of quartz and feldspar with minor
amounts of mica, amphiboles, and other minerals.
Marble rock
Marble is a metamorphic rock composed of recrystallized carbonate minerals, most commonly calcite or dolomite.
Obsidian rock
Obsidian are igneous rock occurring as a natural glass formed by the
rapid cooling of viscous lava from volcanoes.
Pumice rock
Intrusive igneous rocks are rocks that crystallize below the earth's surface
resulting in large crystals as the cooling takes place slowly. Diorite,
granite, and pegmatite are examples of intrusive igneous rocks.
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

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