However, this isn’t the same kind of glass that’s used in your nice ... This molten earth origin is what classes rainbow obsidian as an igneous rock. Lava destined to become obsidian cools ...

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The author freely admits the difficulty that arises in the case of the glassy rocks and suggests that the ‘norms’ may be of service here. A Descriptive Petrography of the Igneous Rocks. By ...

A DISCUSSION on the origin of igneous rocks was held in Section C (Geology ... merging within a few tens of kilometres into the glassy state regarded as characteristic of the substratum.

Sodalite forms in igneous rocks that crystallized from sodium-rich, silica-poor magmas. That’s how it got its name—soda + lithos, or “sodium stone," according to Rock Your World gem & art ...

Sodalite forms in igneous rocks that crystallized from sodium-rich, silica-poor magmas. That’s how it got its name—soda + lithos, or “sodium stone," according to Rock Your World gem & art ...

Another possibility is that the rock is igneous and formed from volcanic activity. Mars has a long history of volcanism, and igneous rocks can range in tone depending on their mineral content.