Igneous Rocks

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How are igneous rocks classified?

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origin, texture and mineral composition

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Where is magma found?

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inside Earth

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Where is lava found?

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on the surface of the Earth

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How do extrusive igneous rocks form?

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from lava that erupted onto Earth's surface

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How do intrusive igneous rocks form?

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from magma that hardened beneath Earth's surface

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Fine-grained igneous rocks with small crystals formed from

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rapidly cooling lava

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Coarse-grained igneous rocks with large crystals formed from?

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slow cooling magma

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Is this igneous rock, porphyry, fine-grained or coarse-grained?

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coarse-grained

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Is this igneous rock, obsidian, fine-grained or coarse-grained?

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fine-grained

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How did rhyolite, a fine-grained, extrusive, igneous rock, form?

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rapidly cooling lava