1. The solid part
of the Earth
MINERALS
ROCKS
solid bodies
One or more
minerals
form rocks
Classified
by origin
Classified by
properties
Sedimentary
Colour
Lustre
Hardness
Igneous
magma
Particles of
other rocks
basalt
Hard &
resistan
t
diamon
d
Softer
& less
resistan
t
chalk
close
st
Metallic
gold
radiat
ion
Nonmetallic
granite
radiatio
n
Sulphur
yellow
Malachite
Erosion
layer
Compaction
layer
Sedimentation
layer
green
Breaks into
small
particles
Form
layers of
sediment
Metamorphical
Pressure
compacts
it
Under
Earth’s
surface
Heat
Sandstone or
Conglomerat
e
Under
pressur
e
Slate