Rock Vocab

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Solid particles like weathered rock, plant remains, or minerals that settle on lake and ocean bottoms.

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Sediments

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Type of magma high in iron and magnesium

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mafic

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Type of magma high in silicon & aluminum

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felsic

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A group of minerals bound together

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rock

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Rocks formed by compaction and cementation of sediments

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sedimentary

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Rocks formed by cooling & solidification of magma/lava

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igneous

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Hot molten rock underground

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magma

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Type of rock formed from existing rocks changed by heat and pressure.

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metamorphic

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Process where minerals fill spaces between sand, pebbles, or rock fragments.

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Cementation

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Repeated events changing rock

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rock cycle