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Pumice is an example of extrusive igneous rock. The word extrusive means that the magma was forced onto the earth's surface and cooled in a matter of hours. Granite is an example of intrusive ...
Igneous rocks contain randomly arranged interlocking crystals. The size of the crystals depends on how quickly the molten magma solidifies and can form extrusive igneous rocks or intrusive igneous ...
Quantitative Classification of Igneous Rocks Based on Chemical and Mineral Characters, with a Systematic Nomenclature. By Whitman Cross Joseph P. Iddings Louis V. Pirsson Henry S. Washington ...