Miscellaneous Rocks
Rocks being broken into smaller pieces is going through this process.
What is weathering?
Extrusive igneous rock forms here.
What is on the surface of Earth?
These are examples of particles that can be cemented together to form sedimentary rock.
What are clay, sand, and gravel?
Metamorphic rock can be formed from these kinds of rock.
What are igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic (ANY preexisting rock).
A geologist observing this kind of rock observes it has large and small pieces of other rocks cemented together.
What is sedimentary rock?
Halite, also known as rock salt, which forms from the precipitation of salt from solution is this type of sedimentary rock.
What is chemical sedimentary rock?
These are the conditions or processes which could produce metamorphic rock.
What are high temperatures, chemical changes, or high pressures?
A rock with a high metamorphic grade has been subject to these.
What are very high temperatures and pressure?
This should be classified as sedimentary rock because it is formed by shells from clams, snails, and other marine organisms accumulating.
What is limestone?
This type of metamorphism affects rock close to hot magma.
What is contact?