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6-2 Study Stack
Rocks
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Igneous Rock | Crystalline |
| Magma | forms when rock melts |
| Intrusive | Magma cools below ground; larger crystals can form |
| Extrusive | Lava that tools at the surface |
| Coarse-Grained | granite |
| Fine-Grained | rhyolite |
| Porphyritic | Rock with a mix of large and small crystals; granite is an example |
| Glassy | obsidian |
| Vesicular | pumice |
| Felsic | forms from magma with high concentration of silica. ( Ex: granite) |
| Mafic | forms from magma with concentration of iron and magnesium. ( Ex: basalt) |