Solid part of the earth
- 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