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Mafic is a silicate mineral or rock that is rich in magnesium and iron, and is usually dark in color. It is formed from cooling volcanic lava.
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∙ 9y agoMafic is a silicate mineral or rock that is rich in magnesium and iron, and is usually dark in color. It is formed from cooling volcanic lava.
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What is it like in mafic lava?
The mafic lava has dominantly magnesium and iron rich minerals.It flows quickly.
Are mafic rocks solely intrusive or extrusive?
No. The terms felsic and mafic refers to the relative content of certain minerals in the magma or rock. A mafic rock can be extrusive like basalt, or intrusive like gabbro. Basalt and gabbro can be identical in chemical composition.
Is the mt paricutin volcanoes magma mafic intermediate or felsic?
Like most cinder cones Paricutin was fed by mafic magma.
What is the dark colored igneous rock with rich in iron and magnesium?
These rocks are called mafic igneous rocks, such as basalt. == ==
What is mafic lava like?
Fast moving-melted lava.
What is the difference between felid and mafic?
Felsic rocks have 0-15% mafic crystals, while mafic rocks have 46-85% mafic crystals.
How do you get hot head in aqw?
It drops from the Mafic Dragon in Mafic.
Does mafic lava trap gasses?
glass is not an option in mafic
Is the oceanic crust felsic or mafic?
Oceanic crust is mafic.
Is scoria mafic?
Mafic, infact it is often refered to as: "the mafic version of pumice"
Is quartz mafic?
No, we call something mafic if it has a relative low silica content. As quartz is 100% silica, it's not mafic, but felsic.
Magma that is relatively thin dark colored and low in silica?
A low silica magma is called a "mafic" magma.
