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After exposure to the surface, igneous rocks begin the process of weathering. Small particles will be worn and washed away by wind and water and deposited in low lying bodies of water where they may eventually be cemented together by mineral solutions and form sedimentary rock.
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They are eroded chemically and mechanically.
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ARE Fossils always found in igneous rocks?
Fossils are never found in igneous rocks as the heat from the magma or lava would destroy them.
What are igneous rocks that form over the surface?
Rhyolititcen rocks.
Are igneous rocks made up of igneous rocks?
Sedimentary rock can be made up partially of igneous clasts, but igneous rock is igneous rock.
What do you call rocks that have been formed from the hot molten material within the earth's crust that has cooled and hardened?
Igneous rocks are formed by the solidification of molten materials.
Are sedimentary rocks are harder than igneous rocks?
No, igneous rocks are harder than sedimentary rocks on average.
ARE Fossils always found in igneous rocks?
Fossils are never found in igneous rocks as the heat from the magma or lava would destroy them.
When molten rocks cools what rocks form?
igneous rocks
What are igneous rocks that form over the surface?
Rhyolititcen rocks.
Are igneous rocks made up of igneous rocks?
Sedimentary rock can be made up partially of igneous clasts, but igneous rock is igneous rock.
What do you call rocks that have been formed from the hot molten material within the earth's crust that has cooled and hardened?
Igneous rocks are formed by the solidification of molten materials.
Where are the two types of igneous rocks made?
Extrusive igneous rocks , Intrusive igneous rocks
Why are fossils preserved in sedimentary rocks not in igneous rocks?
igneous rock form from hardened lava so something would have to be caught in the lava flow which would destroy whatever was caught not allowing any time for it to fossilize.
Why are igneous are called primary rocks?
Igneous rocks
Are volcanic rocks igneous rocks?
Yes. Volcanic rocks are extrusive igneous rocks.
Are sedimentary rocks are harder than igneous rocks?
No, igneous rocks are harder than sedimentary rocks on average.
What are the five types of igneous rocks in Pakistan?
Where are igneous rocks found in Pakistan? Where are igneous rocks found in Pakistan?
Igneous rocks that form when magma cools on Earths's surface are called what igneous rocks?
Extrusive igneous rocks.
