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What is the name given to a fragment of rock with a different origin from the igneous rock in which in which it is embedded?
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A fragment of rock with a different origin to the host it is embedded in is known as a xenolith.
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What is the origin of the fine grained igneous rock?
Uplift and solidification
What is the origin of the word igneous?
The word igneous comes from the Latin word igneus "of fire, fiery," which comes from ignis "fire".
Igneous rocks with a two-stage intrusive-extrusive origin are recognized by a texture which is?
porphyritic
Is onyx a sedimentary metamorphic or igneous rock?
Onyx is a variety of quartz, usually with a sedimentary origin.
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.
What is a xenolith?
A xenolith is a piece of rock having a different origin to that of the igneous rock in which it is found.
What is the the origin of igneous?
Molten Magma.
What is origin of gabbro?
intrusive igneous rock
Where do igneous rocks originate from?
earth origin
What type of rock contains no fossils?
Igneous rocks and most metamorphic rocks, of an igneous origin.
Which is the origin of all igneous rock?
Magma or lava.
What do igneous rocks have in common?
Crystalline structure, and an origin from magma.
How the origin of an igneous rock affects its texture?
How fast it cools
What can you conclude from the color of igneous rocks?
Their origin, and chemical composition.
What is the origin of the fine grained igneous rock?
Uplift and solidification
What is the origin of the word igneous?
The word igneous comes from the Latin word igneus "of fire, fiery," which comes from ignis "fire".
What is the same between the origin of basalt and granite?
Both are igneous rocks.
