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Why does pumice have no crystal structure?
Pumice is made of glass. Glass forms when molten rock cools too quickly for crystals to form.
Write the difference between extrusive and intrusive igneous rocks?
igneous Extrusive is cool on the outside of the crust and cools quickly before crystal forms igneous Intrusive is cool on the inside of the crust and cools slowly and allowing crystal to form
Do large crystals form when magma cools quickly?
large ones
What is a type of crystal grain that forms when rock cools Slowly?
When molten rock cools slowly, it will have a lot of time to form crystals, so the crystal size will be quite big. Take granite, for example. With the naked eye, you can see the individual crystals. The grain size is quite large. The kind of mineral that forms is dependent on the composition of the magma.
What causes different crystal shapes?
Crystals are made from molten magma that cools causing silicate minerals to crystallize. The different crystal shapes form differently as the magma cools at different rates.
Large crystals with well-formed crystal faces tend to form when?
Large mineral crystals can form when magma is able to cool slowly underground, creating intrusive igneous rock.
Type or crystal grain that form when molten rock cools quickly?
Fine crystal grain.
Type of crystal grain that form when molten rock cools quickly?
Small crystal grains form when molten rock cools quickly. In an extrusive igneous rock, it's referred to as aphanitic texture.
If the lava cools quickly the crystal are what?
If lava cools quickly, the minerals don't have as much time to form crystals, so the crystals do not become very large. Igneous rocks that cooled quickly and have small crystals are described as "aphanitic" igneous rocks.
If a crystal cools rapidly it would be?
Not enough information. Some crystals will break if they cool rapidly, some crystals will not form correctly if the solution cools too quickly.
Whey are pumice crystal's small?
Pumice doesn't have crystals at all, as it cools too quickly for them to form.
Where did an igneous rock form if the rock contains large crystals?
Usually from the slow cooling of magma with a plentiful supply of material necessary for crystal growth, and space in which to grow.
How does the cooling rte of rocks affect the crystal size?
If rock cools quickly it does not have time to form large crystals and so it forms small ones. At slower cooling rates there is time to form larger crystals.
What type of crystals is formed from slow cooling?
If the magma cools down fastly the crystal size is small because the crystals do not have much time to form. If They magma slows down slowly the crystal size is big because it gives the crystals time to form! :D
What is the type of crystal grain that forms when molten rock cools quickly?
Small crystal grains form from rapid cooling of magma resulting in an aphanitic rock texture.
Why does pumice have no crystal structure?
Pumice is made of glass. Glass forms when molten rock cools too quickly for crystals to form.
What type of crystal texture is formed when magma cools slowly within warm rock underground?
As magma cools slowly, large coarse crystals form. This is described as a phaneritic texture.
