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Igneous Rock:-

In geology, rock that has been formed by the cooling


and subsequent solidification of a molten mass of rock
material, known as magma. Depending upon the conditions
under which the magma cooled, the resulting rocks may be
coarse-grained or fine-grained. Plutonic rocks, such as
granite and syenite, were formed from a magma buried deep
within the crust of the earth. The rocks cooled very slowly,
thus permitting large crystals of individual minerals to
form. Volcanic rocks, typified by basalt and rhyolite, were
formed when the molten magma rose from a depth and filled
cracks close to the surface, or when the magma was
extruded upon the surface of the earth through a volcano.
Subsequent cooling and solidification of the magma were
very rapid, resulting in the formation of fine-grain minerals
or glasslike rocks. Composed almost entirely of silicate
minerals, igneous rocks are often classified by their silica
content. The major categories are referred to as acid and
basic, with granite and rhyolite typical of the former,
gabbro and basalt the latter.

Igneous rock :-

Rock formed from cooling magma or lava, and


solidifying from a molten state. Igneous rocks are largely
composed of silica (SiO2) and they are classified according to
their crystal size, texture, method of formation, or chemical
composition, for example by the proportions of light and dark
minerals. Igneous rocks that crystallize from magma below
the Earth's surface are called plutonic or intrusive, depending
on the depth of formation. They have large crystals produced
by slow cooling; examples include dolerite and granite. Those
extruded at the surface from lava are called extrusive or
volcanic. Rapid cooling results in small crystals; basalt is an
example.

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