Rocks Unit Vocab

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Definition of Cementation?

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Dissolved minerals crystallize and glue sediment particles into one mass.

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Definition of Chemical Rock

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Sedimentary rock that forms when minerals crystallize from a solution.

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Definition of Clastic Rock?

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Sedimentary rock formed when rock fragments are squeezed under high pressure.

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Definition of Compaction?

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The process by which sediments are pressed together under their own weight.

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Definition of Composition

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The makeup of an object.

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Definition of Deposition?

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Process in which sediment is laid down in new locations.

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Definition of Deposition?

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Process in which sediment is laid down in new locations.

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Definition of Erosion

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The process by which water, ice, wind, or gravity moves weathered rock or soil.

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Definition of Extrusive Rock

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Igneous rock formed from lava on Earth's surface.

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Definition of Foliated

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Term for metamorphic rocks with grains in parallel layers.