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Rocks

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a solid mixture of crystals of one or more minerals rock
the process by which one rock type changes into another rock cycle
the type of igneous rock that forms when lava or pyroclastic material cools and solidifies on the Earth's surface extrusive
the texture of metamorphic rock in which the mineral grains are aligned like the pages of a book foliated
rock that forms from the cooling of magma igneous rock
the type of igneous rock that forms when magma cools and solidifies beneath Earth's surface intrusive
rock that forms when the texture and composition of preexisting rock changes due to heat or pressure metamorphic rock
the texture of metamorphic rock in which mineral grains show no alignment nonfoliated
rock that forms when sediments are compacted and cemented together sedimentary rock
an example of a coarse-grained dark-colored igneous rock granite
an example of a fine-grained light-colored igneous rock basalt
an example of a coarse-grained sedimentary rock conglomerate
an example of a fine-grained sedimentary rock shale
an example of a non-foliated metamorphic rock marble
an example of a foliated metamorphic rock slate
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