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Rock (geology)

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Rocks are hard things on the ground.

Kummakivi balancing rock in Ruokolahti, Finland.jpg
Kummakivi balancing rock in Ruokolahti, Finland.jpg
They make up the Earth. Some rocks come from hot fire. Some come from sand and mud. People use rocks to build houses.
Pirunvuoren kivilinna.jpg
Pirunvuoren kivilinna.jpg
Do you like to collect rocks?

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File:Marsh Butte and Geikie Peak, Grand Canyon.jpg
Marsh Butte and Geikie Peak, Grand Canyon.jpg
File:Kummakivi balancing rock in Ruokolahti, Finland.jpg
Kummakivi balancing rock in Ruokolahti,...
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DirkvdM rocks.jpg
File:GabbroRockCreek1.jpg
GabbroRockCreek1.jpg
File:"Liesegang banding" in quartzose sandstone (Upper Paleozoic; quarry near Crossville, Tennessee, USA) 2 (40280403530).jpg
"Liesegang banding" in quartzose...
File:Skagit-gneiss-Cascades.jpg
Skagit-gneiss-Cascades.jpg
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TallOvoo.JPG
File:Pirunvuoren kivilinna.jpg
Pirunvuoren kivilinna.jpg
File:Hochbeet aus Naturstein.jpg
Hochbeet aus Naturstein.jpg
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UraniumMineUtah.JPG
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