Our earth. Rock recipes /
Rocks are complicated collections of mineral particles. Four silicate mineral groups make up 90% of the crustal rocks - mafic minerals, quartzes, feldspars and micas. Rocks come in three basic varieties - igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic. These are the ingredients of the rock cycle.
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation,
2003
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| Summary: | Rocks are complicated collections of mineral particles. Four silicate mineral groups make up 90% of the crustal rocks - mafic minerals, quartzes, feldspars and micas. Rocks come in three basic varieties - igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic. These are the ingredients of the rock cycle. |
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| Item Description: | Title from resource description page (viewed March 8, 2022). |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (15 minutes) |
| Playing Time: | 00:14:59 |
| Language: | In English. |
