magma | | When lava cools so quickly that no crystal structure develops. |
texture | | Igneous rocks that have a high silicate content |
obsidian | | Heated obsidian, used in gardening |
felsic | | The Latin word for "fire" |
coarse grained | | A black glassy igneous rock used by ancients to make sharp tools. |
perlite | | One use for granite, these are made from granite. |
lava | | Igneous rocks high in iron |
pumice | | What we call igneous rocks formed from cooling lava. |
cobblestones | | A mixture of minerals and possibly other materials |
rhyolite | | Melted rock found above the earth's crust |
intrusive | | Type of texture that extrusive rocks have. |
glassy | | The most abundant intrusive rock on earth. |
mafic | | Melted rock found beneath the ground |
extrusive | | One of three ways to classify igneous rocks |
origin | | One of three ways to classify igneous rocks |
rock | | Type of textrue found in granite. |
fine grained | | One of three ways to classify igneous rocks |
ignis | | A mafic rock produced when lava erupts on the ocean floor. |
basalt | | What we call igneous rocks formed from cooling magma. |
composition | | A low density extusive rock used as an abrasive |
granite | | A fine grained extrusive rock with a mineral composition similar to granite. |