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What is the name given to a fragment of rock with a different origin from the igneous rock in which in which it is embedded?
A fragment of rock with a different origin to the host it is embedded in is known as a xenolith. Please see the related link.
What type of rock is porphry?
IS a igneous rock composed of large, conspicuous crystal phenocrysts and a groundmass in which the phenocrysts are embedded.
What does the presence of tiny crystals in a piece of igneous rock tell you about it?
Tiny crystals in the igneous rock tells you it cooled quickley.
What does the name igneous mean?
"Born from fire" Igneous rock tends to made in volcanoes.
What type of rock is a pumice rock?
an igneous rock.
What is the name given to a fragment of rock with a different origin from the igneous rock in which in which it is embedded?
A fragment of rock with a different origin to the host it is embedded in is known as a xenolith. Please see the related link.
How can a piece of granite change into a igneous rock?
Granite already is an igneous rock.
How can a piece of granite can be changed from an igneous rock to a sedimatery rock and then to a metaphoric?
A piece of granite can be changed from an igneous rock to a sedimentary rock, and then to a metamorphic rock as it gets buried deeper within the Earth's crust.
What type of rock is porphry?
IS a igneous rock composed of large, conspicuous crystal phenocrysts and a groundmass in which the phenocrysts are embedded.
What does the presence of tiny crystals in a piece of igneous rock tell you about it?
Tiny crystals in the igneous rock tells you it cooled quickley.
What is the name of the igneous rock used in monuments?
Granite is the name of the igneous rock used in monuments.
What is a xenolith?
A xenolith is a piece of rock having a different origin to that of the igneous rock in which it is found.
What is the name of a rock made from molten rock?
Igneous rock.
What is the name of a rock that came out of the volcanoes?
Igneous Rock
Name a coarse grained igneous rock with no pyroxene?
Granite is a coarse grained igneous rock without Pyroxene.
Name a type of igneous rock?
Basalt
How did igneous rock got it name?
Igneous rocks form from hot molten rock. The term igneous comes from the Latin word ignis meaning "fire."
