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What does igneous rock made of?

Igneous rocks are formed when lava cools. After a eruption, the lava cools, and the igneous rock is formed.


What is the term for rock formed from magma or lava?

Intrusive igneous rocks are thusly formed.


A rock made from cooled magma or lava?

Igneous rock is formed from solidified and cooled magma or lava.


How an igneous rock formed?

Igneous rock is formed from lava that has cooled and, of course, hardened.


What is a type of rock formed when lava or magma cools?

the type of rock formed when lava or magma cools is igneous rock..


What type of rock is formed when lava flowing from a volcano cools and hardens?

Igneous rock, specifically extrusive or volcanic rock, is formed when lava cools and hardens. This type of rock typically has small crystals due to the rapid cooling process and examples include basalt and rhyolite.


What is the order of how igneous rocks are formed?

Igneous rock is formed when lava or magma cools.


Is rock-salt igneous?

No, igneous rocks are formed from molten rock (Lava, or Magma).


How is a rock from cooling lava classified?

A rock formed from cooling lava is classified as an igneous rock. Igneous rocks are formed from the cooling and solidification of magma/lava. They can be further classified based on their mineral composition, texture, and formation process.


What rock is formed by cooled lava?

Igneous rock.(obsidian)


What types of rock does lava formed?

When lava cools it forms extrusive igneous rock.


Which type of rock is formed above the ground by lava?

The general type is extrusive igneous rock.