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vocab words
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Lava | magma that flows out onto earth's surface. |
| igneous rock | intrusive or extrusive rock formed from the cooling and crystallization of magma or lava. |
| partial melting | process in which different minerals melt into magma at different temperatures changing its composition. |
| Bowen's reaction series | sequential predictable dual-branched pattern in which minerals crystallize from cooling magma. |
| fractional crystallization | process in which different minerals crystallized from magma at different temperatures removing elements from magma. |
| intrusive rock | intrusive or extrusive rock formed from the cooling and crystallization of magma or lava. |
| extrusive rock | fine-grained igneous rock that is formed when molten rock cools quickly and solidifies on Earth's surface. |
| basaltic rock | rock that is dark colored has lower silica contents and is rich in iron and magnesium;contains mostly plagioclase and pyroxene. |
| granitic rock | light-colored rock that has high silica content and contains quartz and potassium feldspar. |
| texture | the size shape and distribution of the crystals or grains that make up a rock. |
| porphyritic texture | rock texture characterized by large well-formed crystals surrounded by finer-grained crystal of the same or different mineral. |
| vesicular texture | a spongy-looking rock;lava whose gas bubbles do not escape. |
| pegmatite | vein deposits of extremely large-grained minerals that can contain rare ores such as lithium and beryllium. |
| kimberlite | rare ultramafic rock that can contain diamonds and other minerals formed only under very high pressures. |