The Rock Cycle
Rock Cycle A. Shows the relation among the three rock types B. Proposed by James Hutton in late 1700s
Magma Igneous Rock Sediment Sedimentary Rock Metamorphic Rock melting Magma cooling and solidification (crystallization) Metamorphic Rock Igneous Rock weathering, transportation and deposition heat and pressure (metamorphism) Sediment Sedimentary Rock cementation and compaction (lithification)
Magma Igneous Rock Sediment Sedimentary Rock Metamorphic Rock cooling and solidification (crystallization) Igneous Rock cementation and compaction (lithification) heat and pressure (metamorphism) melting Sedimentary Rock Metamorphic Rock weathering, transportation and deposition Sediment melting heat and pressure weathering, transportation and deposition weathering, transportation and deposition