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Technology Classifying igneous rocks

1. Igneous rock classification 2. Classifying igneous rocks• Igneous rocks come in a range of differenttextures and chemical compositions.• We can easily classify hand-specimens…

Education Igneous rock textures

1. IGNEOUS ROCKIGNEOUS ROCK TEXTURESTEXTURES Prepared by Dr. F. Clark,Prepared by Dr. F. Clark, Department of Earth and AtmosphericDepartment of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences,…

Documents Igneous rocks Geology 101. Igneous rocks’ origin Ignis (Latin for fire) – these rocks were...

Slide 1 Igneous rocks Geology 101 Slide 2 Igneous rocks’ origin Ignis (Latin for fire) – these rocks were crystallized from a molten state. They are not formed by sediment…

Documents 3.2 Igneous Rocks Igneous comes from the Latin word which means “fire” Igneous rocks form by...

Slide 1 3.2 Igneous Rocks Igneous comes from the Latin word which means “fire” Igneous rocks form by “crystallization” when hot molten rock solidifies. Slide 2 Classifications:…

Documents Igneous Rocks and Volcanoes. View From Space - Klyuchevskaya, Russia.

Slide 1 Igneous Rocks and Volcanoes Slide 2 View From Space - Klyuchevskaya, Russia Slide 3 Magma – molten rock beneath the surface Lava – molten rock on the surface…

Documents Rocks Rock! Why? All Earth’s processes such as volcanic eruptions, mountain building, erosions and...

Slide 1 Slide 2 Rocks Rock! Why? All Earth’s processes such as volcanic eruptions, mountain building, erosions and even earthquakes involve rocks and minerals. Rocks are…