Igneous Rocks
Classifying Igneous rocks
Magma
Bowen's Reaction Series
More Classifications
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Formed from the crystallization of magma.
. What is Igneous Rocks
100
What is a light colored rock with high silica content
What is Felsic.
100
A slushy mix of molten rock, gases and mineral crystals
What is magma.
100
magma+ ______ illustrates cooling relationship
What is mineral formation.
100
Its easier to observe the sizes of mineral grains than this.
What is shapes.
200
What is Lava.Magma that flows out onto Earth's surface
What is Lava
200
What is dark colored rock with lower silica contents
What is mafic rock.
200
Name two elements found in magma
What is magnesium and potassium.
200
Bowen's discovered 2 main branches or patterns called what
What is crystallization.
200
Thinly sliced sections reveals these types of edges.
What is interlocking edges.
300
What are fine grained igneous rocks that cool quickly?
Extrusive igneous rocks
300
These rocks have low silica contents and very high levels of iron and magnesium
What is ultramafic rocks.
300
The most abundant compound found in Magma
What is silica.
300
The Right branch = what?
What is feldspar minerals.
300
Obsidion rocks cool quickly and have no visibilty of this.
What is mineral grains.
400
What are coarse grained rocks that cool slowly?
Intrusive igneous rocks.
400
Name three main groups of igneous rocks
What is Felsic, Mafic and intermediate
400
Magma cools slowly beneath this surface
What is earth's
400
As magma cools, the first feldspar form rich in this element
What is calcium.
400
Gabbro rocks cools in this manner.
What is slowly.
500
What is Granite?
A rock formed from magma
500
These crystals only form under certain conditions
What is well shaped crystals
500
There are three types of magma, name one
What is Rhyolific.
500
In the right branch calcium rich feldspars change into this element.
What is sodium rich feldspars.
500
This type of rock is characterized by large well formed crystals.
What is porphyritic.
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