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Common Igneous Rocks
Igneous Rock
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Geology
12th Grade
05/29/2011

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Rhyolite
Definition
Buff to pink hued, fined textured silicate rock
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Granite
Definition
A rock that comes in many colors. Moh's scale of 7-8, most mountains are made of igneous rock.
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Andesite
Definition
A common volcanic rock round found in mountains along the Pacific Rim. This rock has a coarse in texture, pink and gray in color, 7.4 on Moh's scale.
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Diorite
Definition
A coarse, dark colored rock that makes up much of the Sierra Nevada mountain range.
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Basalt
Definition
A fine grained dark colored, hard rock, example Palisades of New Jersey.
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Gabbro
Definition
A coarse, dark colored rock formed deep in the earth's crust.
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