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What is igneous rock formed from magma below Earth's surface is called?
It is called an intrusive igneous rock.
Is Mt Rushmore intrusive or extrusive igneous rock?
Intrusive Igneous rock because it is made of granite and granite is intrusive igneous rock
What do scientists call the rock that is formed when magma cools below Earth's surface?
An intrusive igneous rock.
What characteristics are used to classify igneous rocks?
Intrusive and extrusive factors of an igneous rock classify them. The other factors are if they are vesicular, coarse, fine grained, glassy, or very coarse
What is the type of igneous rock formed beneath the surface of the earth?
Igneous rock formed from cooling magma below the surface is called intrusive igneous rock.
How do scientists classify intrusive igneous features?
according to shape, size, and their relationship to surrounding layers of rock
What is igneous rock formed from magma below Earth's surface is called?
It is called an intrusive igneous rock.
Is Mt Rushmore intrusive or extrusive igneous rock?
Intrusive Igneous rock because it is made of granite and granite is intrusive igneous rock
What refers to the size of the crystals evident in the rock and is the property you use to classify igneous rocks is?
intrusive and extrusive
What do scientists call the rock that is formed when magma cools below Earth's surface?
An intrusive igneous rock.
What characteristics are used to classify igneous rocks?
Intrusive and extrusive factors of an igneous rock classify them. The other factors are if they are vesicular, coarse, fine grained, glassy, or very coarse
Describe granite using the three characteristics geologists use to classify igneous rocks?
Granite is a felsic, coarse grained, intrusive igneous rock.
What does intrusive and extrusive mean?
These two terms are used to classify igneous rock. Intrusive igneous rock has solidified from magma, below the surface of the Earth. Extrusive igneous rock has solidified from lava, at or near the surface of the Earth. Intrusive rock displays a coarse-grained rock texture, a result of the slow cooling of magma. Extrusive igneous rock will display either a fine or a glassy texture, depending on the speed of solidification of the lava.
Is diorite intrusive or extrusive?
Diorite is an intrusive igneous rock. Its extrusive equivalent is andesite.
Is granite an intrusive rock?
Granite is an intrusive igneous rock.
What is the type of igneous rock formed beneath the surface of the earth?
Igneous rock formed from cooling magma below the surface is called intrusive igneous rock.
What igneous rock is an example of batholith?
An intrusive igneous rock.
