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Rock vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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a dark, dense, igneous rock with a fine texture, found in oceanic crust | |
the process in which minerals precipitate into pore spaces between sediment grains and bind sediments together to from rock | |
the process by which sediments are pressed together under their own weight | |
when rocks change shape due to stress | |
process by which sediments is laid down in new locations | |
processes by which rock, sand, and soil are broken down and carried away (I.e. weathering, glaciation) | |
a usually light colored igneous rock that is found in continental crust | |
a type of rock that forms from the cooling of molten rock at orr below the surface | |
a sedimentary rock consisting mainly of calcium that was deposited by the remains of marine animals | |
the layer of hot, solid material between Earth's crust and core | |
metamorphic rock that was once limestone |