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Ms. Harvey's Igneous Rocks

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Rock   mixture of cooled and hardened minerals  
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Igneous   means fire, cooled magma or lava  
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Molten   another word for melted material  
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Coarse   texture of rock that comes from slowly cooled, large crystals  
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Obsidian   glassy extrusive rock with no crystals  
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Intrusive   means cooled below the surface, from magma, cools slowly, large crystals  
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Mafic   molten material with magnesium and iron  
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Pumice   extrusive rock that is cooled on top of the lava from the foam  
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Fine   rock texture that comes from quickly cooled, small crystals  
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Granite   common extrusive rock, found on continents due to lower density  
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Felsic   molten material that is compsoed of feldspar and silica  
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Basalt   intrusive rock found on ocean floor due to its high density  
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Extrusive   means cooled above the surface, from lava, cools quickly, small crystals  
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