Crystal and gemstones are different. Gemstones have different chemical compositions like Diamond or Sapphire.
Not exactly. Gems are made up of certain minerals.
Sort of. A crystal is a form of rock, but it is not the same a a typical rock.
What rocks contain crystals?
Some rocks may contain crystals, but not all rocks contain crystals. Crystals can be found in rocks that have volcanic origin.
It depends on the type of igneous rock. Intrusive igneous rocks such as granite have large crystals, extrusive igneous rocks may have small crystals as in basalt or no crystals as in pumice.
Such rocks are called porphyritic.
Igneous rocks
What rocks contain crystals?
yes. many rocks (e.g. granite) have crystals and minerals in themGenerally speaking they are one in the same...
Some rocks may contain crystals, but not all rocks contain crystals. Crystals can be found in rocks that have volcanic origin.
It depends on the type of igneous rock. Intrusive igneous rocks such as granite have large crystals, extrusive igneous rocks may have small crystals as in basalt or no crystals as in pumice.
Such rocks are called porphyritic.
Igneous rocks
Yes. All intrusive igneours rocks and many extrusive rocks have crystals.
you would find igneous rocks with small crystals at the bottom of the volcano, this is because when the rocks crack. It brakes apart into igneous rocks
Not all of them. Volcanic glass does not have crystals.
No.
By definition, yes. In contrast, aphanitic rocks do not have visible crystals.
Granite, gabbro, and diorite are a few igneous rocks that forms crystals. Igneous rocks that form visible crystals are intrusive igneous rocks, rocks that form under the earth's surface.