Rocks- NYS Earth Science Regents

The concentration of minerals into discrete

wavy layers in metamorphic rocks

Sedimentary rocks made of cemented shell

fragments or decomposed plant remains

sediments are covered

The process by which dissolved minerals

crystallize and glue particles of sediment

together into one mass

Sedimentary rocks formed from fragments of

other rocks

the process by which sediments are pressed

together under their own weight

formation of a metamorphic rock caused by

magma coming into contact with existing

rock- not widespread

• regional metamorphism

• contact metamorphism

Consists of mineral crystals precipitated

from aqueous solutions and/or chemical

residues

Process in which sediment is laid down in

new locations

Process in which sediment is laid down in

new locations