Revision of Rock for Junior Cert Students
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| Mineral | A hard substance that forms naturally under the ground
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| Igneous | Rocks that are formed by the cooling of molten magma or lava
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| Crystals | Minerals that are mostly clear (transparent in colour and have a particular shape
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| Sedimentary | Rocks that are formed when sediments and the remains of plant and animal life are deposited and compacted
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| Fossil | Remains of sea creatures (shells and skeletons) that are preserved in the rock
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| Deposition | The process where sediments are laid down (dropped) by water (rivers or sea)
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| Metamorphic | Rocks that are formed when existing rocks are changed by heat and pressure
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| Permeable | when water is able to seep or pass through rocks
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| Strata | The layers in which the deposits that form some sedimentary rocks are laid down
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| Natural Resource | Something that occurs in nature and is of use to people
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| Marble | Metamorphic rock formed from limestone
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| Quartzite | Metamorphic rock formed from sandstone
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| Basalt | Rock formed when lava cooled quickly on the surface
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| Granite | Rock formed when lava cooled slowly beneath the surface
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| Slate | Rock that is used on roofs and snooker tables
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| Three | The number of groups rocks can be divided into
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| The Burren | Well known Limestone Region in Ireland
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| The Giants Causeway | 40,000 hexagonal blocks of basalt in Co.Antrim
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