Minerals are composed of atoms, Processes range from those that occur rapidly to those that occur slowly Examples of slow processes Formation of rocks Chemical breakdown of rock to form soil ( weathering ) Chemical cementation of sand grains together to form rock ( diagenesis ) Recrystallization to rock to form a different rock ( metamorphism ) Construction of mountain ranges ( tectonism ) Erosion of mountain ranges Examples of faster processes Beach erosion during a storm.
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are composed range occur rapidly occur slowly to form to form together
of atoms
from those
to those that occur slowly Examples of slow processes Formation of rocks Chemical breakdown of rock
Examples of slow processes
a different rock
soil ( weathering ) Chemical cementation of sand grains