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What is the major difference between intrusive rocks and extrusive igneous rocks?
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Extrusive means that the lava has come out and cooled on the surface.
Intrusive means that the lava has cooled in the Earth i.e. underground.
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Is diorite intrusive or extrusive?
Diorite is an intrusive igneous rock. Its extrusive equivalent is andesite.
What is the difference between exrusive an intrsive igneous rock?
intrusive forms below the earths surface, and extrusive above
What igneous rocks are both intrusive and extrusive?
Porphyritic igneous rocks can display both intrusive and extrusive characteristics.
Are large crystals intrusive or extrusive igneous rock?
Intrusive
Is feldspar extrusive or intrusive?
It is actually a mineral that appears in both extrusive and intrusive igneous rocks.
What is the difference between an intrusive and an extrusive igneous rocks?
"intrusive" means forced into something, "extrusive" means forced out onto the surface. The igneous magma reaching the surface is therefore extrusive , producing extrusive igneous rocks, and all the rest of the magma is intrusive, producing intrusive igneous rocks.
What is the difference in crystal growth between intrusive and extrusive igneous rock?
The crystal growth of intrusive igneous is substantially more so than extrusive igneous. Magma cools quicker on the earth's surface, extrusive igneous formed, as opposed to below the crust, intrusive. Therefore the longer it takes to cool the magma, the more the crystal growth.
Write the difference between extrusive and intrusive igneous rocks?
igneous Extrusive is cool on the outside of the crust and cools quickly before crystal forms igneous Intrusive is cool on the inside of the crust and cools slowly and allowing crystal to form
Which one has large grains between intrusive and extrusive igneous rocks?
intrusive
What is the difference between the way intrusive and extrusive igneous is formed?
Intrusive igneous rocks cool beneath the crustal surface. Extrusive cool above the surface - pillow lavas cool below the sea but above the crust.
Is diorite intrusive or extrusive?
Diorite is an intrusive igneous rock. Its extrusive equivalent is andesite.
What is the different between extrusive and intrusive rocks?
Intrusive: An intrusive igneous rock is formed from magma undergroundExtrusive: An extrusive igneous rock is formed from lava outside of the volcano.
What is the difference between exrusive an intrsive igneous rock?
intrusive forms below the earths surface, and extrusive above
Is obsidian a intrusive or extrusive igneous rock?
Andesite is considered an extrusive igneous rock.
What igneous rocks are both intrusive and extrusive?
Porphyritic igneous rocks can display both intrusive and extrusive characteristics.
Is schist an intrusive or extrusive rock?
Neither, Igneous rock is either intrusive or extrusive. Thats what intrusive and extrusive is... A igneous rock.
Is dunite an intrusive or extrusive igneous rock?
intrusive
