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Rock Cycle

Three major types of rocks; igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic
Horizontales
The process by which minerals precipitate out of solution to fill the spaces between sand grains, pebbles, or other rock particles.
A large mass of igneous rock exposed by erosion at earth’s surface; forms the core of many mountain ranges.
Sedimentary comes from “sedimentum, the Latin word meaning “the act of settling”.
The arrangement of layers of sedimentary rocks.
The word igneous comes from “ignis”, the Latin word for fire.
A naturally formed group of minerals bound together; can consist largely of one mineral or several different minerals in varying quantities.
Type of magma rich in oron and magnesium and low in silica; forms dark colored rock containing minerals such as hornblende, augite and biotite.
Intrusion of magma into Earth’s crust, creating igneous rock formations such as dikes, sills, laccoliths, volcanic necks, and batholiths.
A repeated series of events by which rock gradually and continually changes between igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic forms.
A type of magma rich in silica that forms light-colored igneous rock containing minerals such as quartz and feldspars.
Verticales
The hot molten rock that forms beneath Earth’s surface.
The process by which a rock’s structure or composition is changed by pressure, heat, and moisture.
he original rock material that forms metamorphic rock.
Metamorphic is based on the Greek word “metamorphoun” which means “to transform” or change.
Solid particles such as weathered rock fragments, plant and animal remains, or minerals that settle out of solution onto lake and ocean bottoms.
The changing of a rock’s shape by heat, friction, stress, and pressure.
The remains, impression, or any other evidence of life from another geologic age preserved in rock.