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  • 11igneous — ig|ne|ous [ ıgniəs ] adjective TECHNICAL igneous rocks are formed from liquid rock …

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  • 12igneous — [[t]ɪ̱gniəs[/t]] ADJ: ADJ n In geology, igneous rocks are rocks that were once so hot that they were liquid. [TECHNICAL] …

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  • 13igneous — adjective technical igneous rocks are formed from lava (=hot liquid rock under the ground) …

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  • 14Igneous textures — include the rock textures occurring in igneous rocks. Igneous textures are utilized by geologists in determining the mode of origin igneous rocks and are used in rock classification. There are six main types of textures; phaneritic, aphanitic,… …

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  • 15Igneous Sauria — Igneous Sauria, also known as Igneous, is the personal psychedelic trance project of ex Magus producer and Headstick recordings label manager Christos Tatitzikidis from Greece.Releases*Enigma (Creamcrop Records 2002) *Encephalophagus (Creamcrop… …

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  • 16Igneous rock — Geologic provinces of the world (USGS)   Shield …

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  • 17igneous rock — Any of various crystalline or glassy, noncrystalline rocks formed by the cooling and solidification of molten earth material (magma). Igneous rocks comprise one of the three principal classes of rocks, the others being metamorphic and sedimentary …

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  • 18Igneous differentiation — In geology, igneous differentiation is an umbrella term for the various processes by which magmas undergo bulk chemical change during the partial melting process, cooling, emplacement or eruption. Contents 1 Definitions 1.1 Primary melts 1.2… …

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  • 19igneous rock —    Rock formed by the cooling and solidifying of the subterranean molten mass of the earth. Examples of igneous rocks include: basalt, diorite, dolerite, granite, granodiorite, obsidian, and porphyry. Also see metamorphic rock, Mohs Scale of… …

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  • 20igneous rock — GLOSSARY OF VOLCANIC TERMS A variety of rock formed via crystallization from a magma. The two major classes of igneous rocks are volcanic (crystallized at or near the earth s surface, for example, basalt) and plutonic (crystallized at depth… …

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