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    This document discusses the four main types of rocks: 1) Extrusive igneous rocks that cool above ground such as basalt and rhyolite. 2) Intrusive igneous rocks that cool below ground such as granite and gabbro. 3) Sedimentary rocks such as sandstone and limestone that are formed by the compression of sediments. 4) Metamorphic rocks such as marble and gneiss that form from existing rocks undergoing heat and pressure.

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    This document discusses the four main types of rocks: 1) Extrusive igneous rocks that cool above ground such as basalt and rhyolite. 2) Intrusive igneous rocks that cool below ground such as granite and gabbro. 3) Sedimentary rocks such as sandstone and limestone that are formed by the compression of sediments. 4) Metamorphic rocks such as marble and gneiss that form from existing rocks undergoing heat and pressure.

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    Igneous Rocks

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    Marlyn Navales
    This document discusses the four main types of rocks: 1) Extrusive igneous rocks that cool above ground such as basalt and rhyolite. 2) Intrusive igneous rocks that cool below ground such as granite and gabbro. 3) Sedimentary rocks such as sandstone and limestone that are formed by the compression of sediments. 4) Metamorphic rocks such as marble and gneiss that form from existing rocks undergoing heat and pressure.

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    Three Types of Rocks:

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    1. Extrusive Igneous Rocks

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    2. Intrusive Igneous
    Rocks

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    1. Coarse-grained or
    Phaneritic

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    2. Fine-grained or
    Aphanitic

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    3. Porphyritic Rocks

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    4. Glassy-Textured Rocks

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    1. Felsic Rocks

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    2. Mafic Rocks

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    3. Andesitic/ Intermediate
    Rocks

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    4. Ultramafic Rocks

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