Identification of Soils and Rocks

Oct 19, 2012

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Identification of Soils and Rocks. II. * Classification of rocksAccording to their mode of origin, rock materials are commonly classified into three groups: igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks.Types of rocksIgneous rock: primary rocks formed by the cooling of molten magmas, or by the recr

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