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Name: _______________________________________________ Date: __________________________ Period: _____________ Classifying Igneous Rock For a rock to be classified as igneous, it must have been melted at some time and then hardened to become solid again. When melted rock material (magma or lava) cools and hardens, it may form crystals, depending on how fast it. How fast the rock material cools depends on where it cools. If melted rock cools deep within the earth, the resulting rocks are referred to as intrusive igneous rocks. They cool very slowly, giving crystals long periods of time to grow. The more slowly they cool, the larger the crystals grow. Intrusive rocks have crystal sizes, or grain sizes, that are larger than sand-sized and, under rare circumstances, may be larger than a penny. If the melted rock materials cooled near or even on the earth’s surface, the resulting rocks are called extrusive igneous rocks. If extrusive igneous rocks have crystals, they are smaller than sand-sized. However, some extrusive igneous rocks cool so fast that crystals don’t have sufficient time to grow at all. Sometimes when extrusive igneous rocks are cooling, volcanic gases bubble through the melted rock material much like water vapor bubbles through boiling water. When the rock hardens, these bubbles may become trapped to produce holes in the final product. The holes tend to make the rock light in weight. COMMON IGNEOUS ROCKS Crystal Size Felsic (Aluminum) Low Light-colored or red Composition Density Color Mafic (Iron & Magnesium) High Dark-colored or green INTRUSIVE (Coarse—larger than sand) Granite Gabbro EXTRUSIVE (Fine—smaller than sand) Rhyolite Basalt EXTRUSIVE (NO crystals) Obsidian --also called natural or volcanic glass --most commonly black but may be red, gray or brown Pumice --very porous volcanic glass --color from white to yellowish gray to gray brown --millions of pores (so light that some floats in water) --resembles granite chemically Scoria --color from reddish brown to dark gray to black --has many holes but they are larger and wider spaced than pumice Igneous rocks may be classified on the basis of color and crystal size. Name the igneous rocks whose crystal size and color are listed in the following table. Crystal Size Color a. Large Generally light pink b. Large Black c. smaller than sand-sized Blackish green d. smaller than sand-sized Generally light colored Rock Name 1. List two intrusive igneous rocks. Did these two types of igneous rocks cool relatively fast or slowly? Explain your answer. 2. Do all extrusive igneous rocks contain crystals? Explain your answer. 3. Why do some igneous rocks have bubble holes? 4. List two extrusive rocks that contain crystals. 5. Granite and obsidian are similar chemically. How are they different? 6. What igneous rock may have cooled deep beneath the earth’s surface and have a dark blackish-green color? 7. Igneous rocks can be classified as mafic or felsic depending on the amount of aluminum or iron and magnesium they contain. What are two igneous rocks that are felsic and are light in color? Which of these two rocks contain the largest crystals? 8. Name one mafic igneous rock formed when melted rock material cooled near the surface of the earth. Is this rock classified as having a high density or a low density?