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No. The terms felsic and mafic refers to the relative content of certain minerals in the magma or rock. A mafic rock can be extrusive like basalt, or intrusive like gabbro. Basalt and gabbro can be identical in chemical composition.

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What are the main magma rocks?

Felsic, high in silica. Mafic, low in silica. Intrusive, those formed underground. Extrusive, those formed above ground.


Is feldspar extrusive or intrusive?

Feldspar can be found in both extrusive and intrusive igneous rocks. In extrusive rocks, feldspar forms when magma cools and solidifies quickly on the Earth's surface. In intrusive rocks, feldspar forms as magma cools and solidifies slowly beneath the Earth's surface.


How does extrusive differ from intrusive?

Extrusive rocks form from lava cooling on the Earth's surface, leading to rapid cooling and fine-grained texture. Intrusive rocks form from magma cooling beneath the surface, resulting in slower cooling and coarse-grained texture. This difference in cooling rates gives extrusive rocks their characteristic fine-grained appearance and intrusive rocks their coarse-grained appearance.


What are the most common intrusive and extrusive rocks?

Some common intrusive rocks include granite, diorite, and gabbro, while common extrusive rocks include basalt, andesite, and rhyolite. Intrusive rocks form beneath the Earth's surface from slowly cooling magma, while extrusive rocks form from rapidly cooling lava on the Earth's surface.


What type of rock can be extrusive or intrusive?

Igneous rocks can be either extrusive or intrusive. Extrusive igneous rocks form from lava cooling quickly on or near the Earth's surface, resulting in small crystals. Intrusive igneous rocks form from magma cooling slowly beneath the Earth's surface, resulting in larger crystals.

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What are the main magma rocks?

Felsic, high in silica. Mafic, low in silica. Intrusive, those formed underground. Extrusive, those formed above ground.


3 main groups of igneous rocks?

The three main groups of igneous rocks are intrusive (plutonic), extrusive (volcanic), and hypabyssal rocks. Intrusive rocks form below the Earth's surface from the slow cooling of magma. Extrusive rocks form on the Earth's surface from rapidly cooling lava. Hypabyssal rocks are intermediate rocks that form from magma that solidifies in the crust.


What are the main two types of igneous rocks?

Igneous rocks are classified as either extrusive or intrusive. Extrusive rocks form from lava at or above the ground, and intrusive rocks form from magma below the ground. Granite is intrusive, pumice is extrusive.


Igneous rocks are described as intrusive or extrusive based on?

Igneous rocks are described as intrusive or extrusive based on formation. Intrusive rocks forms underneath the earth surface, while extrusive rocks forms on the surface of earth.


Does lava produce Extrusive or Intrusive rocks?

extrusive


Is apatite intrusive or extrusive?

Apatite is typically found as an accessory mineral in both intrusive and extrusive igneous rocks. It is more common in intrusive rocks like granite, but can also be found in extrusive rocks like basalt.


What is the difference between an intrusive and an extrusive igneous rocks?

"intrusive" means forced into something, "extrusive" means forced out onto the surface. The igneous magma reaching the surface is therefore extrusive , producing extrusive igneous rocks, and all the rest of the magma is intrusive, producing intrusive igneous rocks.


Contrast the ways in which extrusive and intrusive rocks are formed?

Intrusive rocks form within the crust of the Earth while extrusive rocks form on the surface.


Is conglomerate intrusive or extrusive?

Neither. Conglomerate is a sedimentary rock. Intrusive and extrusive are descriptive terms used to classify igneous rocks.


Is schist an intrusive or extrusive rock?

Neither, Igneous rock is either intrusive or extrusive. Thats what intrusive and extrusive is... A igneous rock.


Are intrusive rocks volcanic?

No. Volcanic rocks are extrusive. Intrusive rocks are sometimes called plutonic.


Is marble an extrusive or an intrusive rock?

Neither. The terms intrusive and extrusive apply to igneous rocks; marble is metamorphic.