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Vocabulary. 11-1-10. Foliate. Mineral grains in metamorphic rocks line up in parallel layers. N onfoliated. When minerals do not arrange in a layers in metamorphic rocks. Sediment.

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  1. Vocabulary 11-1-10

  2. Foliate • Mineral grains in metamorphic rocks line up in parallel layers.

  3. Nonfoliated • When minerals do not arrange in a layers in metamorphic rocks.

  4. Sediment • Loose materials such as rock fragments, mineral grains, and bits of shell, that have been moved by wind, water, ice, or gravity.

  5. Sedimentary Rock • Forms when sediments are pressed and cemented together, or when minerals form from solutions.

  6. Compaction • Small sediment layers are pressed together by forces above to form solid rock.

  7. Cementation • Large pieces of sediment are glued together by dissolved materials between each large piece.

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