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The reason Igneous rocks are called primary or parent rocks are first, because they are made naturally by cooling lava. Second because Igneous rock can make Metamorphic or Sedimentary rock. This change or "parenting " can happen when Igneous rocks are broken down into sediments to create Sedimentary rocks, or when it is under high pressure and temperature to create Metamorphic rocks.
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Why is igneous rock called a mother rock?
Igneous rock is a category of rocks a parent rock can be igneous metamorphic or sedimentary
What is the parent material for all rock?
igneous
What is igneous rock formed from magma below Earth's surface is called?
It is called an intrusive igneous rock.
What is a common parent rock for slate and gneiss?
Igneous
What original rock undergoes metamorphic changes?
Igneous rock, sedimentary rock and pre-existing metamorphic rock can all undergo metamorphism. The original rock is known as parent rock or protolith.
What are the parent rocks of gabbro?
Gabbro is an igneous rock, and therefore does not have a parent rock as would a metamorphic rock. Gabbro is an intrusive igneous rock formed from the slow cooling and solidification of mafic magmas deep underground.
What needs to happen for an igneous rock form?
Igneous rock forms from the cooling of molten rock . It is referred as the "Parent Rock" because it is the first rock to be formed on the Earth.
What type of rock forms when molten rock cools?
Rock that forms from molten rock that cools and solidifies is called igneous rock.
What is rock formed from cooled magma or lava?
Is called igneous rock.
What igneous rock formed from magma below earth's surface is called?
Igneous rock formed from cooling magma below the surface is called intrusive igneous rock.
When rock that forms when magma hardens beneath earths surface is called an?
Intrusive igneous rock
What is the term for rock formed from magma or lava?
Intrusive igneous rocks are thusly formed.
