Please enable JavaScript.
Coggle requires JavaScript to display documents.
The Rock Cycle - Coggle Diagram
The Rock Cycle
weathering / erosion
sediment
compaction / cementation
sedimentary rock
Types
clastic
breccia
uses
window sills
building veneers
sandstone
uses
building construction
statues and fountains
shale
uses
natural gas extraction
brick
tile
organic
chalk
uses
writing
raising pH in soil
antacid
coal
uses
fuel
chemical manufacturing
dolomite
uses
magnesia additive in livestock feed
sintering agent in glass making
ingredient in brick
chemical
rock salt
uses
melting ice on roads
stomach ailments
sore throat
flint
uses
starting fires
limestone
uses
concrete
toothpaste
soil conditioner
compaction / heat, pressure
metamorphic rock
Types
Foliated
slate
uses
walkways
chalkboards
gravestones
schist
uses
construction
jewelry
decorative walls
gniess
uses
flooring
countertops
Non-foliated
quartzite
uses
roofing tiles
countertops
road construction
marble
uses
paper
architecture
cosmetics
hornfels
uses
construction
paving
flooring
melting
cooling / hardening
igneous rock
Types
extrusive
basalt
uses
filtration
railroad ballast
concrete aggragate
rhyolite
uses
crushed stone
blades
scrapers
obsidian
uses
knives
jewelry
spears
intrusive
granite
uses
pavement
bridges
countertops
diorite
uses
general construction
drainage
erosion control
dunite
uses
cement
mortar
