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The Rock Cycle
Rock Cycle
A. Shows the relation among the three rock types
B. Proposed by James Hutton in late 1700s
Magma
cooling and solidification (crystallization)
Igneous Rock
cementation and compaction (lithification)
heat
and
pre
ssur
e (m
etam
orph
ism
)
melting
Sedimentary Rock
Metamorphic Rock
weatherin
g, transportation
and deposition
Sediment
heat and pressure
weathering, transportation and deposition
weathering, transportation and deposition
Magma
cooling and solidification (crystallization)
Igneous Rock
cementation and compaction (lithification)
heat
and
pre
ssur
e (m
etam
orph
ism
)
melting
Sedimentary Rock
Metamorphic Rock
weatherin
g, transportation
and deposition
Sediment
melting
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