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What is A Rock

What is a rock? We all know what rocks are right? They are lying on the ground everywhere!

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Tigers Eye

Tigers Eye is a form of quartz with some special characteristics. Like all quartz it is made up primarily of silicone dioxide.

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Halite Gift From The Sea

Halite is also known as rock salt. The chemical name is sodium chloride NaCl It is called an evaporate.

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Quartz Is a Common Silicate Mineral

Quartz is one of the most common of all minerals that make up the continental crust. It is found in igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary rocks.

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Pyrite A Description With Pictures

Pyrite sometimes called iron pyrite is a compound of iron and sulfur, iron sulfide FeS2. Depending upon the conditions under which it forms it can make crystals of different shapes.

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The Gallery of Minerals With Pictures and Descriptions.

The Gallery of Minerals has examples of common minerals that are categorized by type. Each has a thumbnail picture of the specimen and a brief description of it.

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What Separates Sedimentary Rocks From The Rest

Sedimentary rocks are classified in three main groups: clastic, chemical, and organic.

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Metamorphic Rocks - What Makes Them Change

Metamorphic rocks are one of the three types of rock classifications, the other two being igneous and sedimentary.

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Igneous Rocks Born of Fire

Igneous rocks get their name from the latin word for fire - igneus. The name is appropriate because these rocks are born of fire.

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The Rock Gallery has Igneous Metamorphic Sedimentary Rock Photos and Text

The Rock Gallery contains pictures and descriptions of common igneous metamorphic sedimentary rock. The igneous rocks are listed at the top of the page followed by metamorphic and sedimentary rocks.

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