Igneous Rocks

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Igneous Rocks

• Hot rocks/Fire Rocks

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Igneous Rock

• Igneous rocks form when molten rock cools and
  solidifies.

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Igneous Rocks

• Molten rock is called magma when it is below the
  Earths surface and lava when it is above.

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Igneous Rocks

• Remember
• Rate of cooling affects crystal size
• Fast cooling small crystals
• Slow cooling large crystals

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Crystal size
Magma (below)
when molten rock cools and solidifies
Lava (above)
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Igneous Rock classification

• Igneous rocks are classified two ways
• Where they were formed
• What they are made from (mineral composition)

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Part 1

• Classifying igneous rocks by where they are
  formed.

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Igneous Rocks - Classification

• Igneous rocks that form below the Earths surface
  are called intrusive igneous rocks (or plutonic).
  

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Igneous Rocks - classification

• The word plutonic comes from Pluto, the name
  for the Roman god of the underworld.

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Igneous Rocks - Classification

• They form when magma enters a pocket or chamber
  underground that is relatively cool and
  solidifies into crystals as it cools very slowly.

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Intrusive Igneous Rock

• Most intrusive rocks have large, well formed
  crystals. The mineral crystals within them are
  large enough to see without a microscope.

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Igneous Rocks - Classification

• The more slowly molten rock cools within the
  Earth, the larger the igneous rock crystals will
  be.

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Crystal size
magma
Intrusive
slowly
Magma (below)
when molten rock cools and solidifies
large
Lava (above)
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Intrusive Igneous Rocks - examples

• Gabbro

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Intrusive Igneous Rocks - examples

• Diorite

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Intrusive Igneous Rocks - examples

• Granite

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Crystal size
magma
Intrusive
slowly
Magma (below)
when molten rock cools and solidifies
large
Lava (above)
Granite, gabbro, diorite
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Extrusive Igneous Rocks

• Extrusive igneous rocks, or volcanic rocks, form
  when magma makes its way to Earth's surface. The
  molten rock erupts or flows above the surface as
  lava, and then cools RAPIDLY forming rock.

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Extrusive Igneous Rocks

• Most extrusive (volcanic) rocks have small
  crystals.

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Extrusive Igneous rocks - examples

• Basalt

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Extrusive Igneous rocks - examples

• Andesite

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Extrusive Igneous rocks - examples

• Rhyolite

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Lava
Crystal size
Quickly
Small or not visible
Extrusive
Basalt, ryolite, andesite
magma
Intrusive
slowly
Magma (below)
when molten rock cools and solidifies
large
Lava (above)
Granite, gabbro, diorite
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Volcanic Glass

• Pumice, obsidian, and scoria are examples of
  volcanic glass.

• These rocks cooled so quickly that few or no
  mineral grains formed.

• Most of the atoms in these rocks are not arranged
  in orderly patterns, and few crystals are
  present.

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Glassy Igneous Rocks
Glassy Igneous Rocks cool so rapidly, that atoms
dont have enough time to get together, bond and
form crystals. To cool this quickly the rocks
MUST be extrusive.

• Pumice (left)
• Scoria (bottom left)
• Obsidian (bottom)
• Note gasses in the lava can cause fine holes
  called vesicles as seen in the pumice and scoria.

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Part 2

• Classifying by mineral composition

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Composition Magma types

• A way to further classify these rocks is by the
  magma from which they form. An igneous rock can
  form from, granitic, andesitic, or basaltic
  magma.

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Composition - Properties

• Magma composition determines the physical
  chemical properties of an igneous rock

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Lava
Crystal size
Slowly
granitic
Small or not visible
Physical chemical properties
Extrusive
Basalt, ryolite, andesite
andesitic
magma
Intrusive
slowly
Magma (below)
basaltic
when molten rock cools and solidifies
large
Lava (above)
Granite, gabbro, diorite
SiO2 Silicon Fe Iron Mg Magnesium
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Basaltic Igneous Rocks

• They form from magma that is rich in iron (Fe)
  and magnesium (Mg) and LOW in silica (SiO2.)

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Basaltic Igneous Rocks

• The presence of iron (Fe) and magnesium (Mg) in
  basalt gives basalt its dark color.
• Basalt rocks have a high density

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Basaltic Igneous Rocks

• Basaltic lava is fluid and flows freely from
  volcanoes in Hawaii, such as Kilauea.
• Basalt is the most common rock type in the
  Earth's crust (the outer 10 to 50 km).
• Makes up the Oceanic Crust

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Lava
Crystal size
Slowly
granitic
Small or not visible
Physical chemical properties
Extrusive
basalt, ryolite, andesite
andesitic
magma
Intrusive
Rich in Fe Mg poor in SiO2
slowly
Magma (below)
basaltic
Dense dark colored
when molten rock cools and solidifies
large
Lava (above)
Ocean floor Hawaii
Granite, gabbro, diorite
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Granitic Rocks

• Granitic igneous rocks are light-colored rocks of
  lower density than basaltic rocks.

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Granitic Rocks

• Granitic rocks are coarse-grained
• Granitic magma is thick and stiff, high silica
  content, lesser amounts of Fe and Mg.

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Granitic Rocks

• It is the most common rock type on the
  continental land masses.
• Yosemite Valley in the Sierra Nevada Mtn. range
  and Mt. Rushmore are two notable examples of
  granitic rocks
• Makes up the continental crust

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Lava
High SiO2 Low Fe Mg
Crystal size
Slowly
granitic
Light colored, less dense
Small or not visible
On the continents
Physical chemical properties
Extrusive
basalt, ryolite, andesite
andesitic
magma
Intrusive
Rich in Fe Mg poor in SiO2
slowly
Magma (below)
basaltic
Dense dark colored
when molten rock cools and solidifies
large
Lava (above)
Ocean floor Hawaii
Granite, gabbro, diorite
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Andesitic Rocks

• Andesitic igneous rocks have mineral compositions
  between those of basaltic and granitic rocks.
• Color tends to be between dark and light.
• Medium density

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Andesitic Rocks

• Many volcanoes around the rim of the Pacific
  Ocean formed from andesitic magmas.

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Andesitic Rocks

• Like volcanoes that erupt granitic magma, these
  volcanoes also can erupt violently.
• Rocks made from andesite tend to be fine-grained.

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Lava
High SiO2 Low Fe Mg
Crystal size
Slowly
granitic
Light colored, less dense
Small or not visible
On the continents
Physical chemical properties
b/t basaltic granitic
Extrusive
basalt, ryolite, andesite
andesitic
Grey, medium
magma
Pacific Rim
Intrusive
Rich in Fe Mg poor in SiO2
slowly
Magma (below)
basaltic
Dense dark colored
when molten rock cools and solidifies
large
Lava (above)
Ocean floor Hawaii
Granite, gabbro, diorite