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Rocks are aggregates of minerals that form definite units of the lithosphere. They are made up of minerals in different combinations and lack definite physical properties. Minerals have definite chemical compositions and crystalline structures. The three main rock types are igneous rocks, formed from cooling magma; sedimentary rocks, formed from consolidation of sediments; and metamorphic rocks, formed from alteration of pre-existing rocks by heat, pressure, or both. Rocks undergo a continuous cycle of form

Author
Narendra Vaidya
Language
EN