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TheRockCycle
Rock cycle
metamorphic rocksigneous
rocks
sedimentary rocks
important to note rock types, processes, intermediary states, and shortcuts
IGNEOUS ROCK
Magma cools & solidifies IgneousRock
The Rock Cycle
Weathering-Surface processes that physically disrupt and chemically change rocks
Transport of Weathered Materials
Sediment Deposition
Magma cools & solidifies IgneousRock
WeatheringTransport &Deposition
Sediment
The Rock Cycle
SEDIMENTARY ROCK
Lithification
1 mm
cools & solidifies IgneousRock
WeatheringTransport &Deposition
Sedimentary Rock
Lithification
The Rock Cycle
Magma
Sediment
Sedimentary rocks exposed in the Canadian Rockies
cools & solidifies IgneousRock
WeatheringTransport &Deposition
Sedimentary Rock
LithificationWeatheringTransport &Deposition
The Rock Cycle
Magma
Sediment
METAMORPHIC ROCKS
cools & solidifies IgneousRock
WeatheringTransport &Deposition
Sedimentary Rock
LithificationWeatheringTransport &Deposition
Metamorphic Rock Heat &Pressure
The Rock Cycle
Heat &Pressure
Magma
Sediment
Limestone- sedimentary rock
Marble- metamorphic rock
If there is melting, then it’s not metamorphism
The Rock Cycle
cools & solidifies IgneousRock
WeatheringTransport &Deposition
Sedimentary Rock
LithificationWeatheringTransport &Deposition
Metamorphic Rock Heat &Pressure
melting
melting
Heat &Pressure
melting
Magma
Sediment
The Rock Cycle
cools & solidifies IgneousRock
WeatheringTransport &Deposition
Sedimentary Rock
LithificationWeatheringTransport &Deposition
Metamorphic Rock Heat &Pressure
melting
melting
Heat &Pressure
melting
WeatheringTransport &Deposition
Magma
Sediment
The Rock Cycle
cools & solidifies IgneousRock
WeatheringTransport &Deposition
Sedimentary Rock
LithificationWeatheringTransport &Deposition
Metamorphic Rock Heat &Pressure
melting
melting
Heat &Pressure
melting
WeatheringTransport &Deposition
Magma
Sediment
