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It is best determined by radiometric dating techniques which measure the decay of radioactive elements.

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The absolute age of a rock is the approximate number of years ago that the rock formed. The absolute age of an igneous rock can best be determined by?

It is best determined by radiometric dating techniques which measure the decay of radioactive elements.


When magma crystallizes it becomes?

When magma crystallizes, it becomes igneous rock. Igneous rocks are formed by the cooling and solidification of molten rock material. The texture and composition of the igneous rock are determined by the rate of cooling and the mineral content of the magma.


Type of rock formed from molten rock?

Igneous rock is formed when magma cools and becomes solid.


What is igneous rock formed from magma?

An igneous rock formed from magma is intrusive.


What is the process of abdsolut dating?

Absolute dating relies on radioactive decay of elements in a rock. When an igneous rock is formed it may contain elements that are a mixture.


What describes rock that was formed when molten rock cooled down?

Igneous rock is formed.


What does igneous rock made of?

Igneous rocks are formed when lava cools. After a eruption, the lava cools, and the igneous rock is formed.


What is the order of how igneous rocks are formed?

Igneous rock is formed when lava or magma cools.


How an igneous rock formed?

Igneous rock is formed from lava that has cooled and, of course, hardened.


What is the term for rock formed from magma or lava?

Intrusive igneous rocks are thusly formed.


Where is each type of igneous rock formed?

The Extrusive igneous rock is formed on the earths surface while the Intrusive igneous rock is formed within or inside the earths crust.


How does Igneous Rocks are formed?

Igneous rock is formed through the cooling and solidification of magma or lava.