Geological rock cycle. Diagram showing the cycle in the Earth's crust between different types of rock. This cutaway artwork shows a subduction zone where heavier oceanic rock (right,purple-brown) is descending under continental rock (light brown,left) and being destroyed to form molten rock (red-orange) and volcanoes. Above ground,erosion of mountains carries sediment along rivers to the sea,forming sedimentary rocks. The nine basic stages are: magma; rock crystallization; igneous rocks; erosion; sedimentation; sedimentary rocks; tectonic burial and metamorphism; metamorphic rocks; and melting | |
Lizenzart: | Lizenzpflichtig |
Credit: | Science Photo Library / Hks, Gary |
Bildgröße: | 5043 px × 3502 px |
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