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Igneous Rocks
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Yara
Where it is Found
Igneous rock is found near volcanoes.
 Igneous rock is also found deep inside the
earth.
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Bibliography
Rocks for Kids
How Rocks and Minerals are formed
1/19/12
http://www.rocksforkids.com.
Igneous
Gary, Matt, Yara, Hayden, and
Brenda
Rock Cycle
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Igneous rock starts as magma in the rock
cycle. It can start with Igneous rock. It can
change into Sedimentary rock with
weathering and erosion. It can change to
Metamorphic rock with heat and pressure.
Bibliography
Southern Kings Consolidated School
Igneous Rock
1-23-12
http://www.edu.pe.com
Richardson Adele
Rocks
2002.
Squire O. Ann
Rocks and Minerals
2002.
Igneous Rocks
Hayden, Gary, Brenda, Matt, and
Yara
Fun facts
Igneous rock means “Made of Fire”.
 Sometimes it hardens inside a volcano
 When a lava gets formed into igneous rock
turns into granite.
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Bibliography
Hunter, Rebecca
Rocks, Minerals and Fossils
2001.
Igneous Rock
Matt, Gary, Hayden, Yara, Brenda
Properties
Igneous rock usually appears with a well
mixed texture without fossils
 Igneous rock can have a combination of
large and small interlocked crystals
 Igneous rock appears to be peppered with
black specks
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Bibliography
Bingham, Caroline
Rocks and Minerals
2004.
Igneous Rock
Yara, Gary, Matt ,Brenda, and
Hayden
How it is formed
Igneous Rock is formed in mantle under
the surface.
 It comes out of a volcano as lava and the
lava hardens then it is igneous rock
 Igneous Rock is formed from a molten
mineral ,Magma.
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Bibliography
Korb, Rena
Radical Rocks
2008
Pettersen, Christine
Outrageous Ores
2010