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IGNEOUS
ROCKS
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Rocks

Introduction
A rock is a naturally occurring solid aggregate of one or
more minerals. The aggregate minerals forming the rocks
are held together by chemical bonds. Grains can be
different in color, texture, and sizes.

Geologists grouped rocks into three categories based on

how they were formed. These are igneous rocks,
sedimentary rocks, and metamorphic rocks.
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Igneous Rocks

Igneous Rocks.
how are they formed?
Igneous rocks are formes from hardening and
crystallization of magma of molten material that
originates deep within the earth.
what are the two types of igneous rocks?
There are two kinds of igneous rocks; 1) the
extrusive/volcanic rock which forms when magma makes
its way to earth's surface as lava and then cools. This kind
of rock has crystals that are very small (fine grained)
since the cooling process is fast and 2) the
intrusive/plutonic rock that cools slowly beneath the
earth's surface and are created by magma. These have
very large crystals (coarse grained).
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Igneous Rocks

Igneous rocks are classified based

on:
Composition Texture

FEALSIC - light in color; APHANISTIC -fine grained.

feldspar and silicates. PHANERITIC - coarse grained.
MAFIC - dark in color, made up PORPHYRITIC - large crystals
of magnesium and iron. with small crystals.
INTERMEDIATE - between GLASSY - non-ordered solid from
mafic and felsic. rapid quenching.
ULTRAMAFIC - very dark PYROCLASTIC - composite of
color. ejected fragments.
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Igneous Rocks

Examples of
Igneous Rocks.
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Igneous Rocks

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