The three basic rock types are
A) conglomerates, clastics, and evaporative.
B) intrusive, extrusive, and plutonic.
C) laterite, schist, and basalt.
D) sedimentary, metamorphic, and igeneous.

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The three basic rock types are sedimentary, metamorphic, and igneous. Sedimentary rocks form from the accumulation and cementation of sediments, metamorphic rocks form from the transformation of existing rocks under intense heat and pressure, and igneous rocks form from the solidification of molten material.

The Three Basic Rock Types Are