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    This document describes several types of rocks categorized by their formation process - igneous intrusive, sedimentary, and metamorphic. Igneous intrusive rocks like granite and gabbro form from cooling magma underground and have coarse grain sizes. Sedimentary rocks like sandstone, conglomerate, and limestone form from compression of sediments and vary in grain size and hardness. Metamorphic rocks like gneiss, schist, and serpentine form from changes to pre-existing rocks via heat, pressure, and chemical alteration, resulting in banded or foliated textures.

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    This document describes several types of rocks categorized by their formation process - igneous intrusive, sedimentary, and metamorphic. Igneous intrusive rocks like granite and gabbro form from cooling magma underground and have coarse grain sizes. Sedimentary rocks like sandstone, conglomerate, and limestone form from compression of sediments and vary in grain size and hardness. Metamorphic rocks like gneiss, schist, and serpentine form from changes to pre-existing rocks via heat, pressure, and chemical alteration, resulting in banded or foliated textures.

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    Rocks Hit

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    Kevin Choi
    This document describes several types of rocks categorized by their formation process - igneous intrusive, sedimentary, and metamorphic. Igneous intrusive rocks like granite and gabbro form from cooling magma underground and have coarse grain sizes. Sedimentary rocks like sandstone, conglomerate, and limestone form from compression of sediments and vary in grain size and hardness. Metamorphic rocks like gneiss, schist, and serpentine form from changes to pre-existing rocks via heat, pressure, and chemical alteration, resulting in banded or foliated textures.

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    Igneous Lxtrus|ve

    khyo||te
    Craln slze
    usually color
    CLher
    ComposlLlon




    um|ce
    Craln slze flne
    usually color llghL
    CLher many small bubbles
    ComposlLlon lava froLh from sLlcky lava





    Cbs|d|an
    Craln slze dark
    usually color llghL
    CLher glassy appearance
    ComposlLlon lava glass



    asa|t
    Craln slze flne or mlxed
    usually color dark
    CLher has no quarLz
    ComposlLlon medlumslllca lava



    Gran|te
    Craln slze coarse
    usually color llghL
    CLher wlde range of color/graln slze
    ComposlLlon feldspar and quarLz wlLh mlnor
    mlca amphlbole or pyroxene




    Gabbro
    Craln slze coarse
    usually color medlumdark
    CLher no quarLz may have ollvlne
    ComposlLlon hlgh calclum plagloclase and dark
    mlnerals



    D|or|te
    Craln slze coarse
    usually color medlumdark
    CLher llLLle or no quarLz
    ComposlLlon low calclum plagloclase and dark
    mlnerals






    andstone
    Craln slze coarse
    hardness hard
    CLher whlLe Lo brown
    ComposlLlon clean quarLz




    Cong|omerate
    Craln slze mlxed
    hardness hard or sofL
    CLher round rocks ln flner sedlmenL
    maLrlx
    ComposlLlon mlxed rocks and sedlmenL




    L|mestone
    Craln slze flne
    hardness sofL
    CLher flzzes w/ acld
    ComposlLlon calclLe



    Gne|ss
    Craln slze coarse
    usually color mlxed
    CLher banded
    lollaLlon follaLed
    Pardness hard





    ch|st
    Craln slze coarse
    usually color mlxed dark wlLh llghL
    CLher wrlnkled follaLlon ofLen has
    crysLals
    lollaLlon follaLed
    Pardness hard



    erpent|ne
    Craln slze flne
    usually color greenlsh
    CLher shlny moLLled surface
    lollaLlon nonfollaLed
    Pardness sofL








    Igneous Intrus|ve















    ed|mentary














    ,etamorph|c

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