Match the collection of rocks below into the three categories of rocks
A) Slate, schist, quartzite, phyllite
B) Granite, gabbro, rhyolite, basalt
C) Limestone, conglomerate, arkose, dolomite
1) Igneous rocks
2) Sedimentary rocks
3) Metamorphic rocks
Answers: 1) B 2) C 3) A
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