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Igneous rock (
igneous from
Latin igneus 'fiery'), or
magmatic rock, is one of the
three main rock types, the
others being sedimentary and metamorphic...
- In geology, an
igneous intrusion (or
intrusive body or
simply intrusion) is a body of
intrusive igneous rock that
forms by
crystallization of
magma slowly...
- A
large igneous province (LIP) is an
extremely large ac****ulation of
igneous rocks,
including intrusive (sills, ****s) and
extrusive (lava flows, tephra...
- are
usually grouped into
three main groups:
igneous rocks,
sedimentary rocks and
metamorphic rocks.
Igneous rocks are
formed when
magma cools in the Earth's...
- ways
igneous rock can form. The
other is extrusion, such as a
volcanic eruption or
similar event. An
intrusion is any body of
intrusive igneous rock,...
- romanized: Sibirskiye trappy) are a
large region of
volcanic rock,
known as a
large igneous province, in Siberia, Russia. The m****ive
eruptive event that
formed the...
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types of rock:
igneous rock,
metamorphic rock, and
sedimentary rock. Adakite –
Volcanic rock type
Agpaitic rock –
Peralkaline igneous rock Andesite –...
- The
Mackenzie Large Igneous Province (MLIP) is a
major Mesoproterozoic large igneous province of the southwestern,
western and
northwestern Canadian Shield...
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Porphyry (/ˈpɔːrfəri/ POR-fə-ree) is any of
various granites or
igneous rocks with co****-grained
crystals such as
feldspar or
quartz dis****d in a fine-grained...
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Granite (/ˈɡrænɪt/ GRAN-it) is a co****-grained (phaneritic)
intrusive igneous rock
composed mostly of quartz,
alkali feldspar, and plagioclase. It forms...
