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What does the presence of large and small crystals in igneous rock indicate?
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What conditions lead to the formation of large crystals in an igneous rock?
Igneous rocks will develop large crystals is they cool slowly underground.
What does porphyrytic texture indicate about the story of an igneous rock?
it tells you that the igneous rock formed in two stages,stage one occurred deep into the earth were large crystals formed from and then it eruptedas a volcano in stage two were small crystals formed
Igneous rocks with large crystals?
quartz
A type of instrusive igneous rock with large crystals?
Gabbro.
What are large mineral crystals commonly found in?
large mineral crystals are most likely found or have grown in igneous or metamorphic rocks
What does the presence of large crystals in an igneous rock indicate?
It indictes slow rate of cooling, solidification, and crystalization, as a result of depth of the magma. This implies that the rock is most likely to be an intrusive igneous rock.
Do igneous rocks have small crystals large crystals or no crystals?
It depends on the type of igneous rock. Intrusive igneous rocks such as granite have large crystals, extrusive igneous rocks may have small crystals as in basalt or no crystals as in pumice.
What condition lead of the formation of large crystals in an igneous?
Igneous rocks will develop large crystals is they cool slowly underground.
What conditions lead to the formation of large crystals in an igneous rock?
Igneous rocks will develop large crystals is they cool slowly underground.
What conditions lead to formation of large crystals in an igneous rock?
Igneous rocks will develop large crystals is they cool slowly underground.
What does porphyrytic texture indicate about the story of an igneous rock?
it tells you that the igneous rock formed in two stages,stage one occurred deep into the earth were large crystals formed from and then it eruptedas a volcano in stage two were small crystals formed
What igneous rock does not have large crystals?
sedimantry
What are Igneous rocks that have large crystals and small crystals?
Such rocks are called porphyritic.
Igneous rocks with large crystals?
quartz
What is an extrusive igneous rock with large crystals?
granite
A rock with large crystals surrounded by small crystals called?
It's an igneous porphyry.
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.
