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What igneous rock would form from the magma if it did not reach the surface but instead crystallized at great depth?
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A very course grained rock, due to the long slow cooling time. Typically granite, though this depends on the magma source not the location of cooling.
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If magma does not reach the surface and instead crystallizes at great depth, it forms an intrusive igneous rock called granite. Granite is coarse-grained and typically composed of minerals such as quartz, feldspar, and mica. It forms slowly over millions of years beneath the Earth's surface before being exposed through erosion.
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What is an unidentified light colored igneous rock that is made up of potassium feldspar and quartz what family of igneous rocks does the rock belong?
Granite is an igneous intrusive rock (crystallized at depth), with felsic composition (rich in silica and predominately quartz plus potassium-rich feldspar plus sodium-rich plagioclase) and phaneritic, subeuhedral texture.
Are the diamonds formed the same way as igneous rocks?
No. Igneous rock is formed from the solidification of magma or lava. Diamond is a mineral which is formed at great depth below the surface, from intense pressure and heat.
What type of rocks are produced from the molten material deep beneath the surface of the Earth called magma?
Such rock is referred to as plutonic igneous rock if it is part of a large solidified mass of magma at large depths in the crust, or as intrusive igneous rock if simply solidified at some depth within the crust. Plutonic igneous rock is therefore a type of intrusive igneous rock.
Name three exsmples of igneous rocks?
Igneous Rocks - Rocks formed by crystallization from a melt (magma) types are: # Extrusive (volcanic) - produced when magma flows on the earth's surface # Intrusive (plutonic) - produced when magma solidifies at depth beneath the earth. eg.s are: 1)pumice. 2)Laccolith 3)Batholith 4)Dike 5)Sill
Which type of rock would you expect to exist deep in the Earth's crust?
You would expect to find igneous or metamorphic rocks, depending on the depth.
What is an abyssal rock?
An abyssal rock is a form of igneous rock which crystallized at considerable depth in the crust.
What igneous rock would form from the same magma if it did not reach the surface instead crystallized at depth?
A structure called an intrusion: abatholith (lit., "deep rock") or pluton on a large scale, a boss, dyke or sill in smaller scales and according to form, and usually springing from either a volcano's flanksor froma batholith.
What is an unidentified light colored igneous rock that is made up of potassium feldspar and quartz what family of igneous rocks does the rock belong?
Granite is an igneous intrusive rock (crystallized at depth), with felsic composition (rich in silica and predominately quartz plus potassium-rich feldspar plus sodium-rich plagioclase) and phaneritic, subeuhedral texture.
Are the diamonds formed the same way as igneous rocks?
No. Igneous rock is formed from the solidification of magma or lava. Diamond is a mineral which is formed at great depth below the surface, from intense pressure and heat.
What is the depth of earth surface in kilometers?
A surface has area but no depth. Therefore the Earth's Surface has a depth of 0.0 kilometers.
What type of rocks are produced from the molten material deep beneath the surface of the Earth called magma?
Such rock is referred to as plutonic igneous rock if it is part of a large solidified mass of magma at large depths in the crust, or as intrusive igneous rock if simply solidified at some depth within the crust. Plutonic igneous rock is therefore a type of intrusive igneous rock.
when used together, perspective and color variation create what effects for the viewer?
The illusion of depth on a flat surface.
How do igneous become metamorphic?
Through exposure to heat and pressure at depth.
What kind of rocks is granit?
Granite is igneous in type. More specifically it is a felsic intrusive igneous rock, high in silica and aluminum, solidified from molten rock at depth, allowing larger visible interlocking mineral crystals to form.
Would new igneous rock be formed if Earths temperature did not increase with depth?
No
What is the depth below the surface in cm for the crust?
On the Earth's surface, the depth is between 8-64 kilometers.
Why is granite intrusive?
No. Foliation is a texture most often used to describe the banded, platy, or layered appearance of certain metamorphic rocks.
