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NCTS Rocks

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sedimentary rocks made from small grains of the minerals quartz and feldspar sandstone
type of sedimentary rock made from once-living things organic
igneous extrusive rock that is actually glass and not a mixture of minerals; the edges on this rock are very sharp obsidian
Little pieces of eroded rock taken away by wind and water, which slowly turn into rock sedimentary
“fire rocks” igneous
igneous rocks formed underground intrusive
metamorphic rock with distinct bands or layers foliated
sedimentary rock made up of large sediments like sand and pebbles (cemented together with dissolved minerals) conglomerate
igneous rocks formed on the surface extrusive
rocks that have “morphed” into another kind of rock due to heat and pressure metamorphic
sedimentary rocks made from deposited minerals left behind in water chemical
metamorphic rock that does not have distinct bands or layers unfoliated
sedimentary rock formed from clay that is compacted together by pressure (used to make bricks) shale
sedimentary rock formed from smaller pieces of other rocks clastic
igneous intrusive rock used for long lasting monuments and for trim and decoration on buildings granite
sedimentary rocks that are made from the mineral calcite limestone
igneous extrusive rock; very light rock and usually will float in water (used as a decorative landscape stone) pumice
Process of turning sediment into stone lithification
How to become an IGNEOUS rock melt into magma and cool
Process of how to become a sedimentary rock Weathering -> Erosion -> Lithification
Definition of Weathering Broken down
Definition of Erosion Carried away
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