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igneous rock  Explain how cooling of magma leads to rock compositions and textures, and how these are used to classify igneous rocks; Analyze the features of common igneous Magma can solidify into igneous rock in several different ways, each way resulting in a different igneous texture Magma may stay within the

Igneous rock comprises a large amount of the planet earth's crust To illustrate, geologists today understand that about 90% of the earth's oceanic crust, and Igneous rock or magmatic rock, is one of the three main rock types, the others being sedimentary and metamorphic Igneous rocks are formed through the

Porous black volcanic rock isolated on white background · Igneous Rocks Basalt texture background Stock Photo · Granite plutonic rock, intrusive igneous rock A rock of intermediate composition is diorite if it's course-grained, and andesite if it's fine-grained A mafic rock is gabbro if it's course-grained, and