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No. Some minerals in sedimentary rocks are formed from chemical reactions at the surface or precipitate out of solution. Most deposits of calcite and aragonite are from the shells of living organisms. Minerals in metamorphic rocks form as a result of solid-state chemical changes under heat and pressure, or from reactions with hot water.
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Can minerals from from the cooling of magma?
Yes. When magma cools and solidifies, mineral crystals are formed.
Can Minerals form from the cooling of magma.?
Yes. When magma cools and solidifies, mineral crystals are formed.
Can minerals form the cooling of magma?
Yes. When magma cools and solidifies, mineral crystals are formed.
Minerals that form from magma are formed by?
Several minerals form in slow cooling magma. Some of those minerals are quartz, plagioclase feldspar, and potassium feldspar. These are the same minerals that are found in granite.
What is a group of minerals that formed during cooling and crystallization of magma?
Igneous rock
Does magma contain minerals?
Yes, magma often contains various minerals such as quartz, feldspar, olivine, and pyroxene. These minerals are formed from the cooling and solidification of magma as it rises to the Earth's surface.
Is granite formed from rapidly cooling magma?
No."Granite is formed by the slow cooling & crystallization of magma at some depth in the earth's crust, as indicated by its characteristic phaneritic & phaneritic-porphyritic texture."-The Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Rocks & Minerals
What type of rock is made from magma cooling?
If a magma of higher temperature cools down, certain minerals solidify first. Eventually, those minerals that remain liquid at the lowest temperatures solidify the latest. The rock that is then formed is Granite (if it's intrusive), or Rhyolite (if it's extrusive)
How are minerals formed from magma and lava?
Minerals are formed from magma and lava through the process of crystallization. As magma or lava cools, the atoms and ions within the molten rock come together to form solid mineral crystals. The specific minerals that form depend on the composition of the magma or lava and the cooling rate.
Is basalt formed from slow or rapidly cooling magma?
Basalt is formed from relatively rapid cooling magma.
What determines the type of mineral formed by cooling magma?
The rate of cooling of the magma determines the type of mineral formed by the magma or lava..
Are minerals formed from magma?
Minerals are formed from magma when the lava cools and hardens to produce a solid
