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What is a term that describes an igneous rock texture in which crystals are present but are not visible?
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What texture is igneous?
igneous is the texture of igneous rocks. The texture of igneous rocks is defined by 3 ways: a) Crystallinity- it expresses the degree of formation of crystals in an igneous rock. the texture of an igneous rock may be Holocyrstalline (Completely characterised by crystals, Hemicrystalline (partially having crystals) and holocrystalline (no crystals). b) Granularity- it is the size of the grains. it may be equigranular (when mineral grains are equal in size) or inequigranular (when mineral grains are not equal in size). c) shape of crystals- The shape of crystals may be Euhedral (When all crystals are of same shape), Subhedral (when they are partially similar in shape), Anhedral (when they are completely different in shape).
What is the size of crystals in an igneous rock called?
Granular texture.
How is the size of mineral crystals in igneous rock related to the rate at which they cool?
When igneous rocks cool quickly, they have small crystals and have a texture that may be described as aphanitic. When igneous rocks cool slowly, they have much larger crystals and have a texture that may be described as phaneritic or pegmatitic.
What is an igneous rock with both large and small crystals?
The type of igneous rock that has large crystals surrounded by smaller crystals is not a rock but a porphyritic texture. This texture describes igneous rock that has porphyrites, or large crystals, with surrounding tiny particles, or groundmass.
What is the resulting texture of igneous rock that is formed from extremely rapid cooling lava in which no crystals form?
The texture would be glass-like.
What texture is igneous?
igneous is the texture of igneous rocks. The texture of igneous rocks is defined by 3 ways: a) Crystallinity- it expresses the degree of formation of crystals in an igneous rock. the texture of an igneous rock may be Holocyrstalline (Completely characterised by crystals, Hemicrystalline (partially having crystals) and holocrystalline (no crystals). b) Granularity- it is the size of the grains. it may be equigranular (when mineral grains are equal in size) or inequigranular (when mineral grains are not equal in size). c) shape of crystals- The shape of crystals may be Euhedral (When all crystals are of same shape), Subhedral (when they are partially similar in shape), Anhedral (when they are completely different in shape).
What size of rock texture refers to igneous rock?
The size of the mineral crystals in an igneous rock determines the rock's texture.
What is the size of crystals in an igneous rock called?
Granular texture.
The texture of an igneous rock depends on the size and the shape of its what?
mineral crystals
How is the size of mineral crystals in igneous rock related to the rate at which they cool?
When igneous rocks cool quickly, they have small crystals and have a texture that may be described as aphanitic. When igneous rocks cool slowly, they have much larger crystals and have a texture that may be described as phaneritic or pegmatitic.
What is an igneous rock with both large and small crystals?
The type of igneous rock that has large crystals surrounded by smaller crystals is not a rock but a porphyritic texture. This texture describes igneous rock that has porphyrites, or large crystals, with surrounding tiny particles, or groundmass.
What kind of texture will an igneous rock have if it cooled very quickly and you can not see crystals?
The texture thus described is referred to as aphanitic texture.
What is the texture of igneous rocks with large crystals that slow cooling produces?
Phaneritic.
Does igneous rock texture refers to size?
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What kind of igneous rock texture results from slow cooling magma?
A coarse grained texture, referred to as a phaneritic texture, will be the resultant igneous rock texture. The slower the magma cools the more time minerals have to crystallize and thus grow bigger.
What is the resulting texture of igneous rock that is formed from extremely rapid cooling lava in which no crystals form?
The texture would be glass-like.
Intrusive Igneous rocks are characterized by a coarse-grained texture because they contain?
Intrusive igneous rocks commonly have large mineral crystals.
