Classification of Rocks

Each rock type is classified by how they are formed

The 3 Rock Types
Igneous
Sedimentary
Metamorphic

What makes them different?

What do they have in common?
 Igneous Rocks Sedimentary Rocks

Formed from the cooling Formed by the compaction and

and crystallization of lava cementation of sediments
or magma (molten rock) into layers of rock

Intrusive or Extrusive Clastic (rock fragments)

Mafic or Felsic OR
All rocks Nonclastic:
Can be composed of minerals, Chemical
volcanic glass, organic matter, Organic
or other materials
Can be changed
(over geologic time) into
another type of rock
Recycled
Metamorphic Rocks

Formed by heat and pressure

changing other rocks

Foliated or non-foliated
The Rock Cycle
All rocks are in a constant (although extremely
slow) state of change due to:
Weathering and erosion (breaks rocks
into sediments)
Compaction and cementation (creates
new Sedimentary rocks)
Movement of Earths crust (causes
pressure and heat)
Volcanic activity (melts rocks into magma
and creates igneous rocks)
The Rock Cycle shows how one rock type
can transform into another type of rock.
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Igneous
Igneou
Metamorphic
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Igneous Rock Sedimentary
All Rock Rock
Types

Metamorphic
Rock