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Made up of the same kind of naturally occurring, inorganic solid.
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Minerals
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Made up of one or more minerals bound together
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Rocks
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Process of sediment becoming rock
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Lithification
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Type of rock formed when magma cools
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Igneous
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Igneous rock that cooled very slowly, creating large crystals
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Intrusive Igneous Rock
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Igneous rock that cooled very quickly, creating very small crystals or none at all
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Extrusive Igneous Rock
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Type of rock formed when sediments are deposited, compacted and cemented together
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Sedimentary Rock
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Type of rock formed when igneous or sedimentary rock is transformed by heat and pressure
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Metamorphic
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Movement responsible for the recycling of rock materials and the driving force of the rock cycle
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Plate tectonics
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