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    This document discusses igneous rocks, which form from the cooling and solidification of magma or lava. It describes how igneous rocks are classified based on their composition and texture, and where different types form in relation to tectonic plate boundaries. Igneous rocks include mafic rocks like basalt that are dark in color and rich in iron and magnesium, and felsic rocks like granite that are light in color and rich in feldspar and silica. Extrusive igneous rocks form at the Earth's surface through volcanic eruptions, while intrusive igneous rocks form underground when magma intrudes and cools.

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    This document discusses igneous rocks, which form from the cooling and solidification of magma or lava. It describes how igneous rocks are classified based on their composition and texture, and where different types form in relation to tectonic plate boundaries. Igneous rocks include mafic rocks like basalt that are dark in color and rich in iron and magnesium, and felsic rocks like granite that are light in color and rich in feldspar and silica. Extrusive igneous rocks form at the Earth's surface through volcanic eruptions, while intrusive igneous rocks form underground when magma intrudes and cools.

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    This document discusses igneous rocks, which form from the cooling and solidification of magma or lava. It describes how igneous rocks are classified based on their composition and texture, and where different types form in relation to tectonic plate boundaries. Igneous rocks include mafic rocks like basalt that are dark in color and rich in iron and magnesium, and felsic rocks like granite that are light in color and rich in feldspar and silica. Extrusive igneous rocks form at the Earth's surface through volcanic eruptions, while intrusive igneous rocks form underground when magma intrudes and cools.

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    Igneous Rocks

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    Mafic magma
    or igneous rock
    rich in
    magnesium (Mg)
    and iron (Fe) and
    generally dark

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    Partial Melting
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    Felsic - magma
    or igneous rock
    rich in feldspars
    and silica and
    generally light

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    Partial Melting process by which different


    minerals in rock melt at different temperatures
    Fractional Crystallization reversed
    process of partial melting
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    Bowens Reaction Series

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    Mafic Igneous
    Rocks

    Intermediate
    Igneous Rocks

    Felsic Igneous
    Rocks
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    Extrusive an
    igneous rock
    formed at the
    Earths surface
    Intrusive an
    igneous rock
    formed
    beneath
    Earths surface

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    How to classify igneous rocks:


    Rock Color

    Light

    Dark

    Felsic

    Intermediate

    Mafic

    Ultramafic

    Coarse

    Granite

    Diorite

    Gabbro

    Peridotite

    Fine

    Rhyolite

    Andesite

    Basalt

    Vesicular
    Glassy

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    Pumice

    Scoria

    Obsidian*

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    Animations

    How are the different


    textures of igneous
    rocks formed?

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    Animations

    Relation of Igneous Rocks to Plate


    Tectonic Boundaries
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    Mid-ocean Ridges

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    Overview
    Igneous rock formation
    Crystal size and other textures
    Color

    Igneous rock classification


    Locations where igneous rocks form

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