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Rocks and Minerals
Term | Definition |
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Compaction | When rock particles or sediment are pressed together or packed down by gravity and the pressure of overlying rock layers. |
Igneous Rock | Rock formed when lava or magma cools,, forms crystals, and solidfies. |
Metamorphic Rock | Rock formed deep underground due to heat and pressure |
Minerals | A naturally formed, inorganic solid that has a specific chemical formula and repeating three-dimensional structure. |
Mineral Composition | Combination of solid elements and compounds that make up a mineral |
Rock Cycle | The cycle that make rocks where rocks change into another rocks |
Sedimentary Rock | Rock formed or made where mud or sediment lay in stacks in water and the water is squeezed out to make rocks |