What are the classification of rocks and please describe briefly each. thank you
Making up the majority of the
Earth's crust, rock is usually defined as a mixture of common minerals.
Rocks can be hard or soft, as small as a grain or as large as a
building. They have been an integral part of the history of mankind,
first being used as tools for hunting and defense, and as a building
materials to construct shelters and monuments.
Combined with the effects
of tectonics, weathering and vegetation, rocks define the natural
landscapes we see around us. The minerals and metals we find in rocks
are essential to the prosperity and cultural splendor of human
civilization.
There are many kinds of rock, and they can be classified
in a number of ways. However, geologists classify rocks based on how the
rocks were formed. The three classes are:
1) igneous rocks (formed directly
from liquid rock),
2) metamorphic rocks (formed by direct alteration of
existing rocks), and
3) sedimentary rocks (formed by eroded materials from
other rocks).
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