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Earth's Structure
Compaction
Compaction definition: The process by which sediments are compressed by the weight of layers above.
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Basalt
Cementation
Clastic Rock
Deposition
Erosion
Extrusive Rock
Foliated
Granite
Intrusive Rock
Metamorphic Rock
Nonfoliated
Rock Cycle
Sediment
Sedimentary Rock
Stalactite
Stalagmite
Texture
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