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Carraigeacha (Rocks) - Coggle Diagram
Carraigeacha (Rocks)
Bruthcharraig (Igneous)
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Examples → basalt, granite, obsidian
Properties → hard, crystalline, may have air bubbles
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Uses → building stones, monuments
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Meiteamorfach
Formation → heat & pressure, transformation of existing rocks
Examples → marble, slate, schist
Properties → banded, layered, harder than original rock
Connection → found deep underground, in mountain regions
Uses → sculptures, roofing tiles, decorative stone
Uses of Rocks
Building materials → granite, limestone
Roads → crushed stone, gravel
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Everyday products → chalk, slate tiles
Intreoir- Introduction, 3 Main Types
Metamorphic → examples: marble, slate; formation: heat & pressure, transformation
Sedimentary → examples: sandstone, limestone; formation: deposition, compaction, cementation
Igneous → examples: basalt, granite; formation: from cooled lava/magma
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