PPT-1 Extrusive Igneous Rocks, part 1

BASALTS DIABASES ANDESITES DACITES and RELATED ROCKS 2 Types of Igneous Rock Extrusive Intrusive Pyroclastic Lava Flow Hypabyssal Plutonic 3 Igneous Rock Classification Igneous rocks may be classified on the basis of what minerals they contain. Hot rocks/Fire Rocks. Igneous Rock . Igneous rocks form . when molten rock cools and solidifies. . Molten rock is called magma when it is below the Earth’s surface and lava when it is above.. when molten rock cools and solidifies. Types and famous rocks. What is a rock????. A rock is a structure composed of one or more minerals. Igneous Rocks. Also called plutonic rocks. Formed from magma. intrusive rocks form underground. extrusive rocks form above ground. By Mr. Krall. What is a Rock?. A . rock. is a mixture of minerals.. Rocks form and reform through the . rock cycle. . . Lava/Magma. THE ROCK CYCLE. Igneous Rock. Igneous . (. ig. -nee-us) . rock. forms when molten rock cools and solidifies.. Igneous. rocks form from the solidification or crystallization of minerals in molten material.. If the rock form below the Earth’s surface it is considered . magma. Molten rock that hardens on the Earth’s surface is called . Question #. 1b. Hardness. Texture Luster. Igneous rocks are classified in what three ways?. Question #1. Igneous rock that forms . IN. . the . earth is ________.. Igneous rock that forms when molten. Introduction. Igneous Rocks – rocks that appear to have been molten in the past. Molten rock names (based on location). Magma: molten rock found anywhere beneath the earth’s surface. Lava: molten rock that flows out onto the earth’s surface. RHYOLITES, LATITE, TRACHYTE AND GLASSY EXTRUSIVE ROCKS. 2. IUGS Extrusive Igneous Rock Chart. 3. Silica Content Classification. 4. Naming aphanitic rocks. In naming aphanetic extrusive rocks, the name is often based only on a few phenocrysts. This is why a mafic name prefix is often used, for example hypersthene andesite. A better name is hypersthene phenoandesite.. Mineral and Rock Vocabulary. Rock. Rock is a solid mixture of crystals of one or more minerals. Rocks are categorized into 3 types on how they are made. Each rock in each category is classified (named) by its TEXTURE and COMPOSITION. Geology 121 Course Notes. Add Section Title. Add section detail briefings. Intrusive rocks. Porphyry. Pyroclasts. Extrusive rocks. Classification of Igneous Rocks. Intrusive rocks. Porphyry. Pyroclasts. RHYOLITES, LATITE, TRACHYTE AND GLASSY EXTRUSIVE ROCKS. 2. IUGS Extrusive Igneous Rock Chart. 3. Silica Content Classification. 4. Naming aphanitic rocks. In naming aphanetic extrusive rocks, the name is often based only on a few phenocrysts. This is why a mafic name prefix is often used, for example hypersthene andesite. A better name is hypersthene phenoandesite.. Rocks are composed of two or more minerals. Rocks are very helpful in dating the age of the earth. Classification of Rocks. Igneous rocks. Sedimentary rocks. Metamorphic rocks. Igneous Rocks. The word ‘igneous’ has been derived from a . Molten material (aka magma or lava) cools. . L. ava . above the Earth’s surface. M. agma . below the Earth’s . surface. Where . - . Intrusive . Igneous . Rock. IN. trusive. . – . IN. SIDE . the Earth . BASALTS, DIABASES, ANDESITES, DACITES and RELATED ROCKS. 2. Types of Igneous Rock. Extrusive. Intrusive. Pyroclastic. Lava Flow. Hypabyssal. Plutonic. 3. Igneous Rock Classification. Igneous rocks may be classified on the basis of what minerals they contain. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aCnAF1Opt8M. 1. What are the building blocks of rocks? . 2. How are rocks classified?. 3. What are the parts of a volcano?. Magma chamber. vent. Crater. sill. Magma conduit.