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What chemical property is most commonly used to classify igneous rock?
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The percentage of its composition of silica.
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What is the chemical property used to classify igneous rocks?
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How do we classify rocks as igneous and sedimentary and metamorphic?
composition, how it is formed
What would not be used to classify igneous rocks?
crystal size
Is obsidian rock organic or chemical?
Obsidian is a volcanic glass which forms when a high silica melt solidifies quickly after eruption. Organic and chemical are terms used to classify sedimentary rock. Obsidian is an igneous rock type.
What three things do geologist classify rocks based on?
1. Mode of formation. 2. Chemical composition. 3. Origin.
What is the chemical property used to classify igneous rocks?
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What chemical product is most commonly used to classify igneous rocks?
This substance is silicon dioxide.
What refers to the size of the crystals evident in the rock and is the property you use to classify igneous rocks is?
intrusive and extrusive
How do geologists classify rock?
Geologists classify rocks into three groups. The first group are igneous rocks, the second are metamorphic rocks and the third are sedimentary rocks.
What is a property of an igneous rock?
A property of an igneous rock is quarts.
What three things are used to classify igneous rocks?
Color and texture is one way to classify igneous rocks. Another way to do this is modal classification and normative classification.
How do geologists classify igneous rock?
Geologists classify rocks by where they are formed; above ground or under ground
How do we classify rocks as igneous and sedimentary and metamorphic?
composition, how it is formed
What would not be used to classify igneous rocks?
crystal size
What characteristics are used to classify igneous rocks?
Intrusive and extrusive factors of an igneous rock classify them. The other factors are if they are vesicular, coarse, fine grained, glassy, or very coarse
What are the three groups into which geologist classify rock?
Metamorphic, igneous and sedimentary
Is obsidian rock organic or chemical?
Obsidian is a volcanic glass which forms when a high silica melt solidifies quickly after eruption. Organic and chemical are terms used to classify sedimentary rock. Obsidian is an igneous rock type.
