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Why can instructive igneous rocks be left behind when surrounding rocks are worn away?
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What are igneous rocks that form over the surface?
Rhyolititcen rocks.
Are igneous rocks made up of igneous rocks?
Sedimentary rock can be made up partially of igneous clasts, but igneous rock is igneous rock.
What do you call rocks that have been formed from the hot molten material within the earth's crust that has cooled and hardened?
Igneous rocks are formed by the solidification of molten materials.
Are sedimentary rocks are harder than igneous rocks?
No, igneous rocks are harder than sedimentary rocks on average.
What are the five types of igneous rocks in Pakistan?
Where are igneous rocks found in Pakistan? Where are igneous rocks found in Pakistan?
Why can intrusive igneous igneous rocks be left behind when surrounding rocks are worn away?
because it is made by heat and intence crushing and dimonds and marble are both made this way.
Why can intrusive igneous rocks be left behind when surrounding rocks are worn away?
because it is made by heat and intence crushing and dimonds and marble are both made this way.
Can igneous rock be formed into a metamorphic rock?
An igneous rock can be metamorphosed (changed) into a metamorphic rock but will no longer be an igneous rock. An igneous body can be intruded into metamorphic rocks but will still be an igneous rock that is different from the surrounding metamorphic rocks. Ethier answer work depending on how the question is read.
What are the three major characteristics that geologists use to identify igneous rocks?
size, shape, and relationship to the surrounding rock layers
When molten rocks cools what rocks form?
igneous rocks
What do Instructive rocks have?
There are LARGE CRYSTALS....
What are igneous rocks that form over the surface?
Rhyolititcen rocks.
Are igneous rocks made up of igneous rocks?
Sedimentary rock can be made up partially of igneous clasts, but igneous rock is igneous rock.
What do you call rocks that have been formed from the hot molten material within the earth's crust that has cooled and hardened?
Igneous rocks are formed by the solidification of molten materials.
Where are the two types of igneous rocks made?
Extrusive igneous rocks , Intrusive igneous rocks
Why do igneous rocks that cool from magma underground cool so slowly?
They are surrounded by hot rock and are insulated by the surrounding material. Rocks are poor conductors of heat.
Are volcanic rocks igneous rocks?
Yes. Volcanic rocks are extrusive igneous rocks.
