Crystallisation Texture: The size, shape, and arrangement of crystals that provide information on the cooling history and environment of an igneous rock. Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology ...

“Metamorphic rocks are altered by immense temperature, pressure, or both. Their fabric and texture changes and can keep changing. Even their composition can alter, creating a radically new rock ...

Learn about different types of rocks with these interactive learning resources for KS2 Science students aged 7-11 from BBC Bitesize.

Understanding geology is critical to studying paleontology because fossils are preserved in rock. The characteristics of the rocks that hold fossils can be as informative as the fossils themselves.