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    Igneous rocks form when magma cools and solidifies. There are two types of igneous rocks: extrusive rocks, which form when lava cools on Earth's surface and have a fine-grained structure like basalt, and intrusive rocks, which form deeper underground when magma cools more slowly, resulting in large crystal grains such as granite.

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    Igneous rocks Igneous rock: comes from the latin name ignis meaning fire

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    Igneous rocks form when magma cools and solidifies. There are two types of igneous rocks: extrusive rocks, which form when lava cools on Earth's surface and have a fine-grained structure like basalt, and intrusive rocks, which form deeper underground when magma cools more slowly, resulting in large crystal grains such as granite.

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    Igneous rocks form when magma cools and solidifies. There are two types of igneous rocks: extrusive rocks, which form when lava cools on Earth's surface and have a fine-grained structure like basalt, and intrusive rocks, which form deeper underground when magma cools more slowly, resulting in large crystal grains such as granite.

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    Igneous rocks

    Igneous rock: comes from the latin name ignis meaning


    fire
    When magma cools : solid : igneous rock
    Igneous rocks are also called primary rocks
    Igneous rocks are two types
    1.Intruise rocks
    2.extruise rocks

    Extruise rocks

    How is it formed ?
    Lava : molten magma : comes from earth’s surface :
    cools down : becomes solid
    Rock formed in such a way is called extruise igneous
    rocks
    Have a very fine grained structure ex: Basalt
    Intruise rocks
    When the molten magma cools deep inside the
    earth’s crust intruise rocks are formed
    Since they cool down slowly they form large grains
    ex: granite

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