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Geography
rocks
Term | Definition |
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WHAT IS QUARTZITE | an extremely compact, hard, granular rock consisting essentially of quartz. It often occurs as silicified sandstone, as in sarsen stones. |
WHAT IS AN IGNEOUS ROCK | Igneous rocks come from melted rock material, or magma, |
NAME OF AN IGNEOUS ROCK | basalt |
WHAT IS AN METAMORPHIC ROCK | Metamorphic rocks started out as some other type of rock, but have been substantially changed from their original igneous, sedimentary, or earlier metamorphic form. |
NAME OF AN METAMORPHIC ROCK | slate ,marble,quartzite |