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Is it possible for two igneous rocks to have the same mineral constituents but different names?
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Yes, depending on the conditions under which it solidified.
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How do two igneous rocks have the same mineral composition but different textures?
The texture of an igneous rock refers to the size of its mineral crystals. If the common magma of both igneous rocks has experienced differences in cooling rates due to depth, they will have different textures. Slow cooling produces large crystals, and quick cooling produces small crystals. Granite and rhyolite are two igneous rocks sharing the same mineral composition, but having undergone different rates of magma cooling due to depth at solidification.
Igneous rocks may be similar in mineral composition and yet have different?
Texture or crystal size.
What can be formed from mineral?
igneous rocks
How are basalt and granite different in their Orgin texture and mineral composition and how are they similar?
Both rocks are igneous rock but basalt is an aphanitic igneous rock while granite is a common type of felsic intrusive igneous rock.
Is graphite igneous sedimentary or metamorphic?
Graphite is a mineral, not a rock that is classified as metamorphic, igneous or sedimentary.
How can igneous rocks can be changed into metamorphic rock?
Metamorphic rock can become igneous rock through high temperature melting of its mineral constituents, followed by cooling and solidification.
How do two igneous rocks have the same mineral composition but different textures?
The texture of an igneous rock refers to the size of its mineral crystals. If the common magma of both igneous rocks has experienced differences in cooling rates due to depth, they will have different textures. Slow cooling produces large crystals, and quick cooling produces small crystals. Granite and rhyolite are two igneous rocks sharing the same mineral composition, but having undergone different rates of magma cooling due to depth at solidification.
Why do igneous rocks that have the same composition sometimes have different sizes of mineral grains?
This is as a result of difference in the rate of cooling of the Igneous rocks.
Which characteristic is most responsible for the color of different types of rocks?
The mineral constituents of rocks are the major source of their color.
How can a metamorphic rock be change into an igneous rock?
By a process of melting and re-solidification of the melt produced..
Igneous rocks may be similar in mineral composition and yet have different?
Texture or crystal size.
Can the same mineral form a igneous rock?
yes because it is made of all different minerals
Is a rock an igneous rock?
No. Igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks are three different categories of rock.
Do igneous rocks that form inside the Earth's crust look different from the igneous rocks that form on the Earth's surface?
Yes. Igneous rock that forms on the surface will have small mineral crystals, or in some cases no mineral crystals. Igneous rock that forms below the surface will have larger mineral crystals, from the additional cooling time afforded by the insulating effects of the surrounding Earth material.
What can be formed from mineral?
igneous rocks
Is cyanotrichite an igneous rock?
No, it is a mineral.
How are basalt and granite different in their Orgin texture and mineral composition and how are they similar?
Both rocks are igneous rock but basalt is an aphanitic igneous rock while granite is a common type of felsic intrusive igneous rock.
