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The cooling process of an igneous rock can vary depending on the size of the rock and the environment in which it is cooling. Generally, smaller rocks can cool relatively quickly, within hours to days, while larger rocks may take thousands to millions of years to fully cool. The rate of cooling also affects the texture and crystal size of the rock, with slower cooling resulting in larger crystals.
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How long does it take for a Igneous rock to Form?
10,000,000+ years
Where you can see igneous rock?
at places where volcanic eruptions take place
How do sedimentary rocks becomes igneous?
Sedimentary rocks, as a rule, must first undergo a change into a metamorphic rock (a process which can take hundred of thousands to millions of years), before they may become molten from subduction processes or contact with a body of magma, whereby the magma would cool and form an igneous rock.
A type of intrusive igneous rock with larg crystals?
Basically, all intrusive igneous rocks have large crystals. Because they are intrusive, they take a long time to cool down, and so there is a lot of time for crystal growth. That said, the biggest categories of intrusive igneous rocks are: Peridotite (ultramafic) Gabbro (mafic) Diorite (Intermediate) Granite (silicic/felsic) Granite is the most common one in the continental crust.
What type of rock is formed when the lava cools down?
cooled lava when it melts is turned to rock if you take a malet and pound it you can see the old lave ozz out into a gush so its like that to store regular lava so its fresh like a fruit you store it in the fridge and when ou open the fridge the fruit is fresh
If magma crystallizes before it reaches earths surface it will form a what igneous rock?
It will for an intrusive igneous rock. They usually take longer to cool and have more coarse grains.
How long does it take for a Igneous rock to Form?
10,000,000+ years
What type of igneous rock takes the longest time to cool?
Intrusive igneous rocks, such as granite, take the longest time to cool because they form beneath the Earth's surface where heat dissipates slowly. This slow cooling process allows large crystals to form in the rock.
What type of rock is the original rock?
No one really know what rock came first but I would assume it would be Igneous because it came from volcanoes and those have been around a long time. Sedimentary rocks take millions of years to form, and metamorphic take long as well. The best answer would definitely have to be igneous.
If magma crystallizes before it reaches earth's surface it will form a what igneous rock?
It will for an intrusive igneous rock. They usually take longer to cool and have more coarse grains.
How long does it take to form a rock?
It varies with the type of rock being formed. Some igneous rock is formed in a matter of minutes; some sedimentary rock is formed in processes requiring many millions of years.
Where you can see igneous rock?
at places where volcanic eruptions take place
What process must take place to change igneous or sedimentary rock to metamorphic rock?
Heat and pressure
How long does it take for an igneous rock to transform into a sediment due to weathering and eurosion in years?
It can take as many years as it needs to. It all depends on what kind of weathering occurs, and how big the grain size is.
What process must take place to change igneous or metamorphic rock to sedimentary rock?
All rocks on Earth take part in the "Rock Cycle". For an igneous or metamorphic rock to change into a sedimentary rock, they must undergo weathering and erosion by wind, water, and/or ice. The broken down pieces of rock (sediments) settle into layers that form a sedimentary rock.
How long does it take to form gabbro?
Gabbro forms when magma cools and solidifies beneath the Earth's surface. The exact time it takes to form gabbro can vary based on factors such as the cooling rate of the magma and the depth at which it solidifies, but it generally ranges from thousands to millions of years.
What could cause an igneous rock to become soil?
erosion but it would take thousand of years
