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Mineral
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A solid, formed by nature, inorganic, which is made up of the same kind of molecules
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Granite
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Quartz, potassium feldspar, biotite
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Sedimentary rocks
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Form from compaction and cementation of sediment
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Limestone
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Formed in Ocean, produced by biological activity
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Shale
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Formed in lakes, produced form compaction of muds
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Sandstone
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Desert, beaches, produced by compaction of sediment
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Lava
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Molten rock above the surface of the earth
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Magma
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Molten rock below the surface of the earth
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Extrusive Igneous Rocks
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Form from lava
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Intrusive Igneous Rocks
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Form from magma
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Mafic
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Mafic igneous rocks contain: olivine, pyroxene, plagioclase feldspar: dark in appearanceGabbro: intrusiveBasalt: extrusive
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Felsic
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Felsic igneous rock contain: quartz, potassium feldspar, biotite mica: light colored in appearanceGranite: intrusiveRhyolite: extrusive
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Granite gneiss
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Granite
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Quartzite
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Sandstone
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Schist
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Shale
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