Sunday, December 27, 2009

An igneous rock that cooled slowly, allowing larger crystals to form would have what typr of texture?

That would be phaneritic texture. Rocks such as granite cooled slowly and are classified as phaneritic rocks (in addition to all the other classifications it falls into. The opposite type of igneous texture is aphanitic, which applies to faster-cooling rocks, such as basalt.An igneous rock that cooled slowly, allowing larger crystals to form would have what typr of texture?
Rough, due to the size of the crystals.An igneous rock that cooled slowly, allowing larger crystals to form would have what typr of texture?
It will have a course appearance, like for example some granites.

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