The Rock Cycle

Rock Cycle

A. Shows the relation among the three rock types

B. Proposed by James Hutton in late 1700s

Magma

cooling and solidification (crystallization)

Igneous Rock

cementation and compaction (lithification)

heat

and

pre

ssur

e (m

etam

orph

ism

)

melting

Sedimentary Rock

Metamorphic Rock

weatherin

g, transportation

and deposition

Sediment

heat and pressure

weathering, transportation and deposition

weathering, transportation and deposition

Magma

cooling and solidification (crystallization)

Igneous Rock

cementation and compaction (lithification)

heat

and

pre

ssur

e (m

etam

orph

ism

)

melting

Sedimentary Rock

Metamorphic Rock

weatherin

g, transportation

and deposition

Sediment

melting