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Rock, in geology and geomorphology, any naturally formed mineral aggregate. The term is applied to objects of various sizes from the solid rock of the Earth's mantle to sand and clay. Rocks are divided according to their origin into sedimentary rock, metamorphic rock, and igneous rock.

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