Combo: Physical Geology With Connect 1-semester Access Card
Combo: Physical Geology With Connect 1-semester Access Card
15th Edition
ISBN: 9781259638244
Author: Charles (Carlos) C Plummer
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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The three major types of rocks found in the environment.

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Rocks are defined as solids made up of physical mixtures of “minerals.” Minerals are the chemical compounds. However, rocks are physical compounds. The rocks do not have chemical formulas as they are physical mixtures. All the rocks have been categorized into three major categories on the basis of their way of formation.

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