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Rocks and Minerals

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the solid, outer layer of the earth that consists of the crust and the rigid upper part of the mantle

A naturally occurring solid mixture of one or more minerals or organic matter

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sequence of events in which rocks are formed, destroyed, altered, and reformed by geological processes (a process where one rock type changes into another).

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Inorganic crystalline substances found naturally in the earth.

Sedimentary Rock

A type of rock that forms when particles from other rocks or the remains of plants and animals are pressed and cemented together