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2006-12-14 01:15:22 · 3 answers · asked by Rajeev M 1 in Science & Mathematics Geography

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Three types:
1.Igneous
2.Sedimentary
3.Metamorphic

Igneous rocks:
Igneous rocks are formed from molten magma and are divided into two main categories: plutonic rock and volcanic. Plutonic or intrusive rocks result when magma cools and crystallises slowly within the Earth's crust, while volcanic or extrusive rocks result from magma reaching the surface either as lava or fragmental ejecta. Intrusive igneous rocks usually take a few thousand years to cool whereas extrusive igneous rocks take only a few days or weeks to cool and solidify.

Sedimentary rocks:
Sedimentary rocks are formed by deposition of either clastic sediments, organic matter, or chemical precipitates (evaporites), followed by compaction of the particulate matter and cementation during diagenesis. Sedimentary rocks form at or near the Earth's surface. Erosion carries sediments which eventually stack on top of each other. It cements together over time and forms sedimentary rock.

Metamorphic rocks:
Metamorphic rocks are formed by subjecting any rock type (including previously-formed metamorphic rock) to different temperature and pressure conditions than those in which the original rock was formed. These temperatures and pressures are always higher than those at the Earth's surface and must be sufficiently high so as to change the original minerals into other mineral types or else into other forms of the same minerals (e.g. by recrystallisation).

2006-12-14 01:27:35 · answer #1 · answered by Som™ 6 · 0 0

Ingenious sedimentary and metamorphic. Ingenous rocks were form during volcanic eruptions secondly sedimentary were formed by sediments like sea shells sand clay etc. and lastly metamorphic is formed under ground it changes shape because of heat and weight

2014-05-03 12:00:07 · answer #2 · answered by Charisma 1 · 0 0

Igneous, Sedimentary, and Metamorphic

2006-12-14 09:19:38 · answer #3 · answered by Elise K 6 · 0 0

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