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geolo 1303
Exam two flash cards over chapters end of 3, 4,12,5
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Geology
Undergraduate 1
11/03/2010

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Term
Rock
Definition
naturally occurring solid aggregate
of minerals
Term

igneous rocks

Definition

 formed by solidification of

molten rock

Term

sedimentary rocks

Definition

 formed as burial

products of layers of seds (land or sea)

Term

metamorphic rocks

Definition

formed by

transformations of preexisting rocks in

solid state under high T + P

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