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Bobal - R&M

Rocks and Minerals - Inside the Restless Earth

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What are the two major groups of minerals? silicate and nonsilicate
What are the three main types of sedimentary rock? clastic, chemical and organic
What are the two types of metamorphic rock based on how they are formed? regional and contact
What are the two types of igneous rock based on how they are formed? intrusive and extrusive
What type of grains do intrusive igneous rock have? fine grained
what type of grains do extrusive igneous rock have? coarse grained
What are the layers in a sedimentary rock called? strata
What is the type of mineral that is only composed of one element? native element
Which type of rock can contain fossils? organic sedimetary rock
What has to increase for metamorphism to occur? heat and pressure
What has to occur for sedimentary rock to be formed? weathering and erosion
What is the term for the little rock pieces formed through weathering and erosion? sediment
The way a mineral's atoms always arrange themselves in distinct pattern is called crystal
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