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Large crystals from water solutions usually form from very rapid cooling true or false?
False. Large crystals typically form from slow cooling of a solution, which allows molecules to arrange themselves into a well-defined crystal structure. Rapid cooling tends to produce smaller crystals or even amorphous solids, as the molecules do not have enough time to organize properly.
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Do large well -formed crystals cool quickly?
Large, well formed crystals form in solutions that cool rapidly. When solutions cool slowly, crystals are more likely to nucleate in higher numbers at the same time, leading to many very small and irregular shaped crystals.
Which large blocky feldspar is found most often in association with large muscovite crystals?
Orthoclase feldspar is commonly found in association with large muscovite crystals. This mineral combination is often seen in pegmatite deposits, where slow cooling allows for the growth of large crystals.
What characteristics do crystals that form in slowly cooling magma have?
They grow large.
Explain pegmatite is coarse grained with large crystals basalt is fine grained with small crystals and obsidian has no crystals?
Crystal size in these rock types is determined by their rate of cooling. Pegmatites have large crystals due to very slow cooling. Obsidian has microscopic crystals due to almost instantaneous cooling.
What conditions lead to the formation of large crystals in an igneous rock?
Large crystals in igneous rocks usually form when the magma cools slowly underground, allowing the crystals more time to grow. The composition of the magma, the cooling rate, and the amount of available space for crystal growth all play a role in determining the size of crystals in the rock. Rapid cooling at the Earth's surface typically results in the formation of fine-grained rocks.
Are basalt crystals large in size?
Basalt crystals are typically small to microscopic in size due to the rapid cooling of lava, which results in limited time for crystal growth. This rapid cooling process usually prevents the development of large crystals in basalts.
Slow cooling of hot magma lead to the formation of what crystals?
large crystals
What is a rock with large crystals scattered on a background of much smaller crystals called?
A rock with large crystals scattered on a background of much smaller crystals is called a porphyry. This rock texture is the result of two stages of cooling, where large crystals formed during the slower cooling stage, followed by smaller crystals forming during rapid cooling.
Do large well -formed crystals cool quickly?
Large, well formed crystals form in solutions that cool rapidly. When solutions cool slowly, crystals are more likely to nucleate in higher numbers at the same time, leading to many very small and irregular shaped crystals.
A rock with large crystals surrounded by small crystals is called?
a porphyritic rock. This texture indicates that the rock underwent two stages of cooling: slow cooling deep underground (resulting in the large crystals) followed by faster cooling near the surface (resulting in the small crystals).
Magma cooling in 2 stages slow and then fast what is the resulting texture?
The resulting texture is porphyritic. The slower cooling stage allows large crystals to form (phenocrysts), while the faster cooling stage results in the formation of smaller crystals in the remaining magma (groundmass). This gives the rock a mixture of large and small crystals, creating a porphyritic texture.
What are Igneous rocks that have large crystals and small crystals?
Igneous rocks with large crystals are called intrusive rocks, formed from magma cooling slowly beneath the Earth's surface, allowing for large crystals to form. Igneous rocks with small crystals are called extrusive rocks, formed from lava cooling quickly on the Earth's surface, resulting in small crystals due to rapid cooling.
Which large blocky feldspar is found most often in association with large muscovite crystals?
Orthoclase feldspar is commonly found in association with large muscovite crystals. This mineral combination is often seen in pegmatite deposits, where slow cooling allows for the growth of large crystals.
What does grain-size tell you about the cooling history of a rock?
Slower rates of cooling will create larger crystals. Rapid cooling allows little time for element accumulation in the crystal, therefore, the crystals created will be smaller. Larger, visible crystals in igneous rock indicate that the magma was slow cooling, usually at depth. Much smaller crystals in igneous rock indicate rapid cooling of lava, usually at or near the surface. Crystals in igneous rock will grow larger and have more time to accumulate material for their growth the more time they have at their crystallization temperature.
What characteristics do crystals that form in slowly cooling magma have?
They grow large.
Explain pegmatite is coarse grained with large crystals basalt is fine grained with small crystals and obsidian has no crystals?
Crystal size in these rock types is determined by their rate of cooling. Pegmatites have large crystals due to very slow cooling. Obsidian has microscopic crystals due to almost instantaneous cooling.
What conditions lead to the formation of large crystals in an igneous rock?
Large crystals in igneous rocks usually form when the magma cools slowly underground, allowing the crystals more time to grow. The composition of the magma, the cooling rate, and the amount of available space for crystal growth all play a role in determining the size of crystals in the rock. Rapid cooling at the Earth's surface typically results in the formation of fine-grained rocks.
