Sedimentary rocks are made up of pieces of older rocks (igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary) and organic remains (shells, bone, etc.). When rocks break apart from erosion they are transported by ...

Igneous and metamorphic petrology represent two fundamental branches of geological science that elucidate the formation, transformation, and evolution of Earth’s solid materials. Igneous petrology ...

There are three types of rock found on Earth. These are igneous, metamorphic and sedimentary. Each rock type is formed in a different way. For example, the rock malachite is mostly made of the ...

When deeply buried in subduction zones, rocks undergo mineral transformations that record the increase of pressure and temperature. The fact that high-pressure metamorphic parageneses are found at the ...