Etymology Rocks!
The word igneous comes from this Latin word.
What is "ignis?"
The word used to describe the texture of igneous rocks that cool quickly
What is extrusive (or aphanitic)?
You can do this with crystals grains in intrusive rocks!
What is "see them"?
A rock that formed from cooling and freezing of magma or lava
What is an igneous rock?
The word geologists use to describe igneous rocks that have a high silica content, evidenced by pink and white minerals present like quartz and feldspar.
What is felsic?
The English translations of Petra and Logos are the root for this geoscience word.
What is Petrology?
These texture forms when lava cools extremely fast, leaving NO time for any crystals to form.
What is glassy?
Igneous rocks with crystals large enough to see are said to be this type of igneous rock.
What are intrusive?
The complete definition of a rock.
What is "a natural solid made up of one or more minerals."
The name used to describe mineral composition in igneous rocks that have dark-colored minerals rich in iron and magnesium, often making a rock look black.
What is mafic?
The language origin of the words "phaneritic" and "aphanitic"?
What is Greek?
The voids left behind by gases as they escape a cooling lava are called this.
What are vesicles?
The Greek-derived word used to describe the texture seen in rocks that cool slowly underground
What is phaneritic?
The full and complete definition of a mineral.
"A mineral is a natural, non-living solid that has a specific chemical makeup and crystalline structure."
What is ultramafic?