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Rock
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Solid combination of one or more minerals
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Mineral
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Naturally occurring compound that exists as a crystalline solid
3
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Igneous
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Formed by cooling and crystallization of magma, two types: intrusive, extrusive
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Sedimentary
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Formed by piling of materials over time, made of sediments (dead plant/ animal remains)
5
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Metamorphic
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Existing rock subject to high temps, pressures, fluids or a combination
6
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Igneous examples
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Granite, basalt, quartz
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Sedimentary examples
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Sandstone, shale, limestone, chalk
8
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Metamorphic examples
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Slate, marble, quartzite
