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BJU - Space and Earth Science - Chapter 10 (4th edition)

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show A fine-grained igneous rock with crystals too small to see, even with a microscope, often extrusive igneous rocks  
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chemical sedimentary rock   show
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clast   show
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show A rock made from the eroded fragments of other rocks.  
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show Metamorphism caused mainly by contact with high-temperature magma or lava. This kind still occurs today in isolated areas where active volcanism takes place.  
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dynamic metamophism   show
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foliated metamorphic rock   show
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show Pieces and particles of mineral crystals, rock fragments, and even fossils in a rock that determines its texture.  
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show A rock formed from solidified magma or lava.  
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metamorphic rock   show
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show ?? A property of sedimentary rocks indicating the absence of any smaller eroded rock particles embedded within the matrix. Such rock is believed to have formed when dissolved minerals in seawater or groundwater precipitated.  
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nonfoliated metamorphic rock   show
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phanerite   show
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precipitation   show
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regional metamorphism   show
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rock   show
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rock cycle   show
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sedimentary rock   show
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show A term that describes the size of the crystals in a mineral. Large crystal sizes give a rock a coarse texture, while very small crystals give a rock a fine texture.  
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