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Minerals - Coggle Diagram
Minerals
Rocks
Igneous
Formed from the cooling/solidification of magma/lava
Intrusive
Magma Cools Slowly
Large Crystals form
Extrusive
Lava Cools Quickly
Small or no crystals form
May be vesicular
Can have air bubbles
Metamorphic
Rocks are changed as a result of exposure to intense heat/pressure
Contact Metamorphism
Heat
Regional Metamorphism
Pressure
Sedimentary
Generally formed from the compaction and cementation of sediments
Clastic
Compacted sediments
Classified by size
Organic/Crystallline
Evaporites
Percipitates
Biological Matter