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Igneous
Igneous Ig"ne*ous, a. [L. igneus, fr. ignis fire; allied to
Skr. agni, Lith. ugnis, OSlav. ogne.]
1. Pertaining to, having the nature of, fire; containing
fire; resembling fire; as, an igneous appearance.
2. (Geol.) Resulting from, or produced by, the action of
fire; as, lavas and basalt are igneous rocks.
Meaning of Igneous from wikipedia
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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...
- 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,...
- rock
Alkali feldspar granite – Type of
igneous rock rich in
alkali feldspar Anorthosite –
Mafic intrusive igneous rock
composed predominantly of plagioclase...
- 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...
- A
large igneous province (LIP) is an
extremely large ac****ulation of
igneous rocks,
including intrusive (sills, ****s) and
extrusive (lava flows, tephra...
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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...
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Igneous textures include the rock
textures occurring in
igneous rocks.
Igneous textures are used by
geologists in
determining the mode of
origin of igneous...
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different kinds of rocks,
including sedimentary rocks such as
mudstones and
igneous rocks such as tuffs.
Schist metamorphosed from
mudstone is particularly...
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Rhyolitic ash-flow
tuffs are
among the most
voluminous of
continental igneous rock formations.
Rhyolitic tuff has been used
extensively for construction...
