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Is hematite extrusive or intrusive?

Hematite is commonly found as a sedimentary mineral in deposits like banded iron formations. It is not typically associated with igneous rocks, so it is neither extrusive nor intrusive in the conventional sense.


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.


Is porphyritic rock extrusive or intrusive?

A porphyritic igneous rock is one with a texture containing large isolated crystals (phenocrysts) in a mass of fine grained crystals . Porphyritic texture indicates that a magma has gone through a two stage cooling process. The magma has cooled sufficiently underground to allow some minerals to crystallize and grow in size; the magma is then expelled above ground where the remaining liquid magma solidifies quickly, allowing only small crystals to develop.


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.


Are magmas classified as intrusive and extrusive?

Yes, magmas can be classified as intrusive or extrusive. Intrusive magmas cool and solidify beneath the Earth's surface, forming intrusive igneous rocks like granite. Extrusive magmas erupt onto the Earth's surface and solidify quickly, forming extrusive igneous rocks like basalt.

Related Questions

Is Rhyolite Porphyry an intrusive or extrusive rock?

Rhyolite Porphyry is an intrusive rock, formed from the slow cooling of magma underground. It is characterized by large crystals (phenocrysts) surrounded by a fine-grained matrix.


Are crystals intrusive or extrusive?

extrusive


Is Plutonic intrusive or extrusive?

Intrusive


Is plutonic intrusive extrusive?

Intrusive


Is dacite intrusive or extrusive?

Dacite can be both intrusive and extrusive. Intrusive dacite forms when magma solidifies beneath the Earth's surface, while extrusive dacite forms when lava erupts on the Earth's surface and cools quickly.


Are fine crystals intrusive or extrusive?

extrusive


Is basalt an intrusive rock or extrusive rock?

Extrusive. Solidifies above ground level.


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.


Does lava produce Extrusive or Intrusive rocks?

extrusive


Is magma extrusive or intrusive?

Magma can be either extrusive or intrusive. Extrusive magma forms on the Earth's surface during volcanic eruptions, while intrusive magma forms below the surface and cools slowly to create intrusive igneous rocks.


Is a metamorphic rock intrusive or extrusive?

It is neither. Intrusive and extrusive are terms used to describe igneous rock.


Is schist an intrusive or extrusive rock?

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