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Rocks and minerals make up the ...
Earth’s crust.
....are formed by one or more types of minerals.
Rocks
... are inorganic, solid substances which occur naturally.
Minerals
They can have specific chemical components. ?????
Minerals
Types of rocks:
igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic.
These rocks form when volcanoes erupt and the magma or lava cools and solidifies
Igneous rocks:
Examples of igneous rocks:
granite (granito) and basalt (basalto)
Rock fragments of other rocks or animal and plant fossils.
Sedimentary rocks:
Examples of sedimentary rocks:
clay (arcilla), limestone (caliza), conglomerate (conglomerado)
Heat and pressure produces ...
Metamorphic rocks:
Examples of metamorphic rocks:
marble (mármol) or slate (pizarra)
Igneous rocks are
These rocks form when volcanoes erupt and the magma or lava cools and solidifies
Sedimentary rocks are ...
Rock fragments of other rocks or animal and plant fossils.
Metamorphic rocks are ...
Heat and pressure produces metamorphic rock.
There are over X types of minerals in the world.
4000
We classify minerals according to
their chemical composition. Physical properties such as colour, shape and hardness
