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Below the Earth's surface an Igneous rock is intrusive. Above the Earth's surface it is called extrusive.

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What igneous rock formed from magma below earth's surface is called?

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What is the kind of igneous rock that forms below earths surface called?

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What groups of rocks can igneous rocks be formed from?

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