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Unit 7 Quiz Flashcards

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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

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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)

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Metamorphic

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Existing rock subject to high temps, pressures, fluids or a combination

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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

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Metamorphic examples

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Slate, marble, quartzite

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