Rock types


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Igneous
Comes from the latin word igne meaning fire. They are rocks that form from the cooing of molten rock
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Sedimentary
Rocks that form from particles deposited by water, wind, ice etc and are compressed to form the rock
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Metamorphic
Rocks that change from one type of rock into another due to intense heat or pressure
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Rocks that form from particles deposited by water, wind, ice etc and are compressed to form the rock

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