岩石循環是指不同岩石互相轉化的過程。循環的開端是岩漿，經冷卻和結晶成為火成岩。岩石經風化、侵蝕分解，再由搬運、分選、沉積成沉積物。後者再岩化成沉積岩。岩石可經壓力、熱力轉化成變質岩。最後岩石在破壞性板塊邊界俯衝入地幔而下熔化成岩漿，循環於是不息[1]。
1 = 岩漿;
2 = 結晶作用 ;
3 = 火成岩;
4 = 侵蝕作用;
5 = 沉積作用;
6 = 沉積物 & 沉積岩;
7 = 沉沒至地幔與變質作用;
8 = 變質岩;
9 = 熔化。
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