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: igneous_rock
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> 1 sense of the expression
igneous rock
:
NOUN
substance
igneous rock
rock
formed
by the
solidification
of
molten
magma
English
>
igneous rock
: 1 sense
> noun 1, substance
Meaning
rock
formed
by the
solidification
of
molten
magma
.
Narrower
adesite
dark
greyish
extrusive
rock
andesite
A
dark
grey
volcanic rock
aplite
light-colored
and
fine-grained
granitic
rock
consisting
chiefly
of
quartz
and
feldspars
batholith
,
batholite
,
pluton
,
plutonic rock
large
mass of
intrusive
igneous rock
believed to have
solidified
deep within the earth
diorite
A
granular
crystalline
intrusive
rock
gabbro
One of a
family
of
granular
intrusive
rocks
groundmass
(geology) the matrix of
fine-grained
crystalline
material
in which
larger
/
larger
crystals
are
embedded
pegmatite
A
form
of
igneous rock
consisting of extremely
coarse
granite
resulting from the
crystallization
of
magma
rich in rare
elements
peridotite
A
dark
coarse-grained
igneous rock
consisting
principally
of
olivine
porphyry
,
porphyritic rock
Any
igneous rock
with
crystals
embedded
in a
finer
groundmass
of
minerals
rhyolite
Very
acid
volcanic rock
volcanic rock
extrusive
igneous rock
solidified
near
or on the
surface
of the Earth
Broader
rock
,
stone
material
consisting of the aggregate of
minerals
like
those
making up
the
Earth's crust
Substances
sodalite
A
vitreous
mineral
consisting of
sodium
aluminum
silicate
and
sodium chloride
in
crystalline
form
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