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Produced under conditions involving intense heat, igneous rock is rock formed by solidification from a molten state, especially from molten magma.
an igneous rock is a lava rock that has cooled!
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∙ 11y agoproduced under conditions involving intense heat, as rocks of volcanic origin or rocks crystallized from molten magma.
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Igneous means Fire in what lanauge?
Latin
How igneous rock form?
Whenever molten lava or magma cools and solidifies, it becomes igneous rock.
What is the difference between a igneous rock and basalt?
basalt is an igneous rock. Igneous is one of the three main types of rock, (igneous, metamorphic and sedimentary) and means, "formed from fire" It includes any rock that cooled directly from a magma or lava state.
What does igneous rock composition mean?
Igneous rock composition basically means how the rock would look if you were to cut it in half. In the case of igneous rock, you would see the different layers of rocks that have melted with it.
Which rocks have a name that means ''fire''?
Igneous rocks.
What is igneous material?
Igneous means that it usually comes from a volcano. For example, igneous rock is rock from a volcano
What rock means from fire im latin?
igneous rock
What rocks have the name that means fire?
igneous
Igneous means Fire in what lanauge?
Latin
Why is an igneous rock called a igneous?
there's a Latin word called "igneus" which means fire and the igneous rock is formed by lava, but that's a different subject.
What does cycle?
cycle means it cycles between sedimentary,metamorphic and igneous rocks. cycle means it cycles between sedimentary,metamorphic and igneous rocks. -Mrs.Zalenski
What is the difference between an intrusive and an extrusive igneous rocks?
"intrusive" means forced into something, "extrusive" means forced out onto the surface. The igneous magma reaching the surface is therefore extrusive , producing extrusive igneous rocks, and all the rest of the magma is intrusive, producing intrusive igneous rocks.
Is gabbro an intrusive or extrusive igneous rock?
Gabbro is an intrusive igneous rock, whick means that it was formed under ground.
How igneous rock form?
Whenever molten lava or magma cools and solidifies, it becomes igneous rock.
What is the difference between a igneous rock and basalt?
basalt is an igneous rock. Igneous is one of the three main types of rock, (igneous, metamorphic and sedimentary) and means, "formed from fire" It includes any rock that cooled directly from a magma or lava state.
Does sedimentary rock form when lava cools quickly?
No igneous rock does. A hint for remembering that is igneous sounds like ignite which means to burn.
What does igneous rock composition mean?
Igneous rock composition basically means how the rock would look if you were to cut it in half. In the case of igneous rock, you would see the different layers of rocks that have melted with it.
