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What are fine grains of rocks?

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Coarse is intrusive: the magma cooled slowly when it was formed causing big crystals...

Fine is extrusive: the magma cooled quickly when it was formed causing small crystals!!

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Fine grains of rocks are referred to as "clasts." The word "clast" comes from the Greek word "klastos," meaning "broken."

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