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Is gabbro volcanic?
No. Gabbro is an intrusive igneous rock.
Is gabbro an intrusive or extrusive igneous rock?
Gabbro is an intrusive igneous rock, whick means that it was formed under ground.
What is origin of gabbro?
intrusive igneous rock
What is an intrusive igneous rock that is dark colored?
gabbro
What is Intrusive rock is?
The most basic divisions of intrusive igneous rock are granite, diorite, and gabbro.
What are the parent rocks of gabbro?
Gabbro is an igneous rock, and therefore does not have a parent rock as would a metamorphic rock. Gabbro is an intrusive igneous rock formed from the slow cooling and solidification of mafic magmas deep underground.
Is gabbro an intrusive or extrusive?
Intrusive Igneous Rock , it is because gabbro has a very rough texture.Intrusive cools slowly and extrusive cools rapidly.
Is gabbro a dike?
Gabbro is an intrusive mafic igneous rock. A dike is a type intrusive igneous structure and is not associated with any particular type of igneousn rock. Gabbro can form dikes, sills, and other structures.
What is an example of an intrusive igneous rock with large crystals?
Porphyrite of any composition, granite, gabbro, diorite. Most intrusive igneous rocks have crystals large enough to see with the naked eye. Another term used to define an igneous rock with large crystals is coarse-grained.
Is gabbro a phaneritic rock?
Yes, Gabbro is a phaneritic igneous rock.
What type of rock is gabbro?
Gabbro is an intrusive igneous rock that is coarse-grained and dark in color. It is primarily composed of calcium-rich plagioclase feldspar and pyroxene minerals. Gabbro is the plutonic equivalent of basalt.
What is a dark coarse-grained intrusive igneous rock similar to basalt in mineral make up called?
The answer is Gabbro.
