tpes of rocks

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GEOGRPAHY Mapa Mental sobre tpes of rocks, creado por nickopow el 10/04/2013.
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tpes of rocks
  1. igneous
    1. means formed when magma from volcanic eruptions becomes solid again how fast it cools and where determins what kind of igneous rock it will become
      1. basalt
        1. dark rock formed when lava cooled quickly on the surface
          1. GIANTS CAUSEWAY !
        2. GRANITE
          1. specked with crystals cooled slowely under earths surface gived the crystals time to grow crystals mica quartz feldspar
            1. used for kitchen worktops and fireplaces
          2. pumice
            1. formed when lava cooled VERY quickly on the surface
              1. used for exploiting skin
            2. obsidian
              1. looks like black glass formed with volcanos erupt on the ocean floor cooled almost instantly In the cold warer
          3. sedimentary
            1. large rocks are eroded down these piece settle on the sea bed as sediment layers build up the heat and pressure turns the lowest layers into
              1. sedimentary rock
                1. conglomerate made of stones held together with clay or calcium
                  1. sandstone this is A porus rock made of layers of sand
                    1. coal formed by dead plants
                      1. shale made form tiny particles of clay and is also known as mudstone
                        1. chalk made from the skeletons of sea creatures and has lots of calcium in it .it can be many colours but if white its chalk
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                      2. metamorphic
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