All Rocks and Formations. Compiled by Mark Francek (more info) at Central Michigan University Find animations for the rock cycle including metamorphic rock formation, clastic sedimentary rocks formation, igneous rock formation, and igneous rocks classification.
Click here to browse the complete set of Visualization Collections. Rock Cycle, Exploring Earth (more info) This highly simplified Flash animation displays some of the most common rock-forming processes. Embedded animations include crystallization of magma to form igneous rock, rock erosion to create sediment, transportation of sediment, deposition of sediment to create sedimentary rock, and creation of a metamorphic rock in a subduction zone. Igneous Rocks Classification, Wiley (more info) Through a simple Flash roll over, view hand specimens of different igneous rocks classified according by texture and chemical composition.
Module03swf. Interactive Rock Cycle Animation.