MINDTAP CONSTRUCTION FOR SPENCE/KULTERM
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ISBN: 9781305086319
Author: Kultermann
Publisher: IACCENGAGE
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Chapter 13, Problem 2RQ
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The basic categories of rocks.
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Name the three main classes of rock and describe how they originated.
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