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Types of rocks - Coggle Diagram

- - - - Cools slowly causing large crystals to form
  - - - Cools quickly resulting in small or no crystals
        
        May be vesicular(contain air bubbles)
- - - - Different sizes of sediments have different names.
        
        1.Clay 2.Silt 3.Sand 4.Pebbles 5.Cobbles 6.Boulders
    - - Clastic
        
        Compacted sediments
        
        Classified by size of sediments
        
        Examples: Sandstone, Clay, Shale
      - Crystalline/organic
        
        Evaporites and Precipitates
        
        When liquid evaporates, the crystals left behind become evaporites.
        
        Examples: Limestone, Rock Gypsum, Rock Salt
        
        Biological matter
        
        Made of biological matter like dead animals and plants
        
        Examples: Coal, Peat, Chalk