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10 Cards in this Set
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ROCK FORMED FROM SEDIMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN COMPRESSED TOGETHER
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SEDIMENTARY
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A ROUGH, CRUMBLY ROCK SOMETIMES USED TO MAKE GLASS
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SANDSTONE
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ROCK FORMED FROM MUD OR CLAY, OFTEN GROUND UP AND USED TO MAKE BRICKS
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SHALE
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ROCK MADE OF PEBBLES CEMENTED TOGETHER
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CONGLOMERATE OR BRECCIA
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ANOTHER NAME FOR ROCK SALT
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HALITE
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SOFT, WHITE ROCK FORMED FROM THE CEMENTED SKELETONS OF MICROSCOPIC SEA ANIMALS.
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CHALK
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ANY TRACE LEFT IN A ROCK BY A PLANT OR ANIMAL
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FOSSIL
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AN IGNEOUS OR SEDIMENTARY ROCK THAT HAS BEEN CHANGED BY EXTREME PRESSURE OR HEAT
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METAMORPHIC ROCK
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A WEATHER-RESISTANT, WATERPROOF ROCK FORMED BY METAMORPHOSIS OF SHALE
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SLATE
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A BEAUTIFUL ROCK THAT WITHSTANDS WEATHERING WELL AND IS COMMONLY USED FOR STATUES
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MARBLE
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