Igneous Environments
Igneous rocks, and the minerals they contain, form when magma cools and hardens. They can form on or near Earth's surface, or deeper in Earth's crust.
Topics
- igneous rocks
- minerals
- crystallization
- cooling rate
- lava
- magma
- pumice
- basalt
- granite
- crystal size
- rock texture
- volcanoes
- intrusive vs extrusive rocks
- geology timescales