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Crystallization of Magma
Magma cools as it reaches the surface. http://www.oum.ox.ac.uk/thezone/rocks/cycle/stage8.htm -
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Melting
Metamorphic rocks melt into magma.
http://www.oum.ox.ac.uk/thezone/rocks/cycle/stage6.htm -
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Weathering
Weathering breaks down the rock.
http://www.oum.ox.ac.uk/thezone/rocks/cycle/stage1.htm -
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Erosion & Transport
Rock is eroded and transported to oceans
http://www.oum.ox.ac.uk/thezone/rocks/cycle/stage2.htm
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Burial & Compaction
The eroded rock is buried and compacted into the Earth's crust.
http://www.oum.ox.ac.uk/thezone/rocks/cycle/stage4.htm -
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Sedimentary rock
Eroded rock is compacted to form sedimentary rock.
https://geology.com/rocks/sedimentary-rocks.shtml -
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Deformation & Metamorphism
Sedimentary rocks change as the Earth heats and pressurizes them.
http://www.oum.ox.ac.uk/thezone/rocks/cycle/stage5.htm -
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Metamorphic rock
Sediment is heated and pressurized to form metamorphic rocks. https://geology.com/rocks/metamorphic-rocks.shtml -
