A diamond is a crystalline mineral form of the element carbon. Igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary are descriptive terms used to classify types of rocks, not minerals such as diamond.
Diamond is accepted as a valid mineral by the International Mineralogy Association.
Diamonds are found in igneous rock which is brought to the surface of the earth by volcanic eruptions bringing magma to the surface. Diamond itself is strictly an allotrope of the element carbon, a mineral, one form of crystal that can be created from carbon.
However, the diamond itself is a metamorphicmineral, as it forms under heat and pressure from solid-state processes. It forms independently of the igneous rock in which it is found, qualifying it as a type of xenocryst.
No, Diamonds are metamorphic rocks formed by heat and pressure rather than sediments. Some would say that they are noteven metamorphic because they are not really a rock. They are actually minerals, more specifically the mineral form of carbon. But either way they are most certainly not sedimentary rocks.
Diamond is a mineral formed from the element carbon, and is not considered a rock by the classifications in the query.
Diamonds come from the heat and pressure exerted on carbon for a long period of time. So diamonds come from carbon
Well the very early finds of diamond were in India, in alluvial stream beds. Probably there are still some there in 'fossil' stream beds.
Yes. In the earths metamorphic layer the topmost layer is of diamonds.
Diamond is an allotrope of carbon, a mineral, not a rock, and is not classified as a type of rock.
comes from space
pegmatite rock is a igneous rock
Igneous is color pattern, crystalline, and textures. Sedimentary is rounded fragments, large shape - edged and sedimentary. but I don't know about metamorphic.
If you want just one I would say sedimentary, but I'm not sure. According to a page/article, "most of the rocks in westchester probably began as a mixture of sedimentary and igneous rocks", so its definietly not metamorphic.
If any kind of rock-igneous or sedimentary- is far enough beneath the surface, the pressure can change it into a metamorphic rock. Also heat - the effects differ. It doesn't have to be ever so deeply buried, geologically, since metamorphism is usually a orogenic process in the affected sedimentary rock.
Sedimentary rocks: Rock formed when chemical reactions cement sediments (small, solid fragments of rocks and other materials) together, hardening them. Igneous rocks: Rock that forms from molten rock (hot magma thats cools and hardens). Metamorphic rocks: Igneous/sedimentary rock that has been changed into a new kind of rock as a result of great pressure and temperature.
Igneous, Sedimentary, and Metamorphic
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pegmatite rock is a igneous rock
Igneous Rock
Sedimentary or metamorphic.
Either metamorphic or igneous.
In Igneous, Metamorphic, and Sedimentary rocks.
All rocks are solid. Igneous, metamorphic, or sedimentary.
ANSWERCalcite is really not a rock it is a mineral therefore it can not really be metamorphic , sedimentary , or igneous. But it is usually associated in materials of sediment so most likely it is sedimentary. If you would have to pick one. SEDIMENTARY
All sedimentary and igneous rocks
Any rock, be it igneous, sedimentary or metamorphic, can be changed into a metamorphic rock through increased pressure and/or temperature.
There are three kinds of rock in the world: igneous, metamorphic and sedimentary.