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| Type of foliation that is caused by the movement or growth of minerals into layers (light and dark). |
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| Solid layer of rock that extends into the Earth (found beneath the soil). |
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| BIOCLASTIC SEDIMENTARY ROCKS |
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| Sedimentary rock, such as coal, made of plant and animal remains that are compacted. |
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| Sedimentary rock composed of different sized rock particles. |
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| The pattern in which a mineral breaks. |
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| CRYSTALLINE SEDIMENTARY ROCKS |
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Rocks deposited from seawater by chemical precipitation (settling) of minerals or evaporation. |
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| Rocks formed from lava that solidifies quickly at Earth’s surface. |
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| Light-colored igneous rock composed mostly of feldspar and silica. |
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| Layers/aligned minerals in a metamorphic rock. |
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| Uneven breaking of a mineral. |
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| Rock formed by the cooling and crystallization of molten (melted) rock. |
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| Substance not formed by or from living things. |
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| Rocks that crystallize slowly inside Earth’s crust. |
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| The way the surface of a mineral reflects light. |
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| Igneous rock composed of dark minerals rich in iron and magnesium. |
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| Rock that has been changed in mineral composition and/or texture by heat and/or pressure without melting. |
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| Natural, crystalline inorganic substance of which rock is made |
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| A rock made of one mineral. |
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| Bedrock exposed at the surface because it is not covered by soil. |
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| A rock made of more than one mineral. |
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| Model explaining changes in rocks from one type to the next. |
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Rock formed by the compression and cementation of particles of sediment. |
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| Color of the powder of a mineral shown by rubbing a mineral on a streak plate. |
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| Slow upward movement of Earth’s surface caused by natural processes. |
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| Igneous rock containing many holes created by expanding gas as magma rose to Earth’s surface. |
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