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Chapter 6
Chapter 6 vocabulary terms for science
| igneous rock | Igneous rock is formed when magma cools and hardens. Most igneous rock is crystalline (full of crystals). |
| magma | liquid rock produced under Earth’s surface; igneous rocks are made of magma |
| crystalline | full of crystals |
| intrusive | Magma that cools inside the Earth; generally has larger crystals. |
| extrusive | Lava that cools at the surface; smaller crystals. |
| coarse-grained | Igneous rocks that are composed of large mineral grains are described as having a coarse-grained texture. (Ex: granite) |
| fine-grained | Igneous rocks that are composed of small crystals are described as having a fine-grained texture. (Ex: rhyolite) |
| porphyritic | A rock with a mix of small and large crystals. (Ex: granite) |
| glassy | Quickly cooling magma may form a rock that has a glassy texture. (Ex: obsidian) |
| vesicular | When magma contains a large amount of dissolved gases and cools rapidly, the gases become trapped as bubbles in the rock that forms. |
| felsic | forms from magma with high concentration of silica. (Ex: granite) |
| mafic | forms from magma with high concentration of iron and magnesium. (Ex: basalt) |