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Natural solid substances with a defined chemical composition.
Formed from the solidification of molten material.
Through accumulation and compaction of sediments.
Transformation of rocks due to temperature and pressure changes.
Intrusive rocks cool slowly underground; extrusive rocks cool quickly on the surface.
The process of turning sediments into sedimentary rock.
Detrital, chemical, and organic.
A sequence that describes the crystallization of minerals from cooling magma.
They exhibit foliation or banding due to pressure and temperature changes.
It can cause recrystallization and foliation in rocks.
Based on mineral composition and texture.
It is a common component of many rocks and is resistant to weathering.
They are layered and often contain fossils.
Clastic rocks form from fragments; chemical rocks form from precipitation.
Rocks are broken down and transported by natural forces.
The original rock from which a metamorphic rock forms.
Gneiss has banding; schist has pronounced foliation.
It describes the continuous transformation of rocks through geological processes.
High temperature and pressure conditions.
It is primarily composed of quartz and feldspar.