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rocks

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show rock  
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show grains  
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grain size and the way grains fit together in a rock   show
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show magma  
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show lava  
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rock material that forms where rocks are broken down into smaller pieces or dissolved in water as rocks erode   show
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series of processes that change one type of rock into another type of rock   show
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show extrusive rock  
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rock that forms when lava cools too quickly to form crystals   show
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igneous rocks that form as magma cools underground   show
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weight from the layers of sediment forces out fluids and decreases the space between grains   show
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minerals dissolved in water crystallize between sediment grains   show
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sedimentary rocks that are made up of broken pieces of minerals and rock fragments   show
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broken pieces and fragments   show
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from when minerals crystallize directly from water   show
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show biochemical rock  
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show metamorphism  
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show plastic deformation  
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contain parallel layers of flat and elongated minerals   show
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show nonfoliated rocks  
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show contact metamorphism  
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show regional metamorphism  
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