This results in a higher gas content and viscosity. Dikes are important to geologists, not only for the study of igneous rocks themselves but also for dating rock sequences and interpreting the geologic history of an area. Norman Levi Bowen, born in Kingston Ontario, studied geology at Queens University and then at MIT in Boston. If a media asset is downloadable, a download button appears in the corner of the media viewer. Because felsic lavas are less mobile, it is less common than granite. 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B) dark colored, more dense and less viscous (not sticky); What would happen if you replaced the ">=" operator in the test with ">" so that it reads 2. rhyolite A. biotite D. muscovite Much like intermediate magma, felsic magma may be most commonly found at convergent plate boundaries where transfer of heat and flux melting create large stratovolcanoes. It can be found in the Andes Mountains and in some island arcs (see. Introduction to Igneous Rocks. Areas of lower pressure always have a lower melting point than areas of high pressure. D) If the magma has no crystals or gases within it, it is called "lava." Stage 2 B. Olivine - pyroxene - amphibole - biotite All rights reserved. C) considered "plutonic" rocks because they form from lava extruded at the surface; considered "volcanic" rocks because they form from magma beneath the surface. B) Intrusive magma flows onto the Earth's surface and cools very slowly, allowing many small mineral grains to grow. The large crystals are called phenocrysts and the fine-grained matrix is called the groundmass or matrix. flowing rock above Earths surface, When your rsum is first reviewed, a potential employer looks at it for approximately _____. The most familiar way for magma to escape, or extrude, to Earths surface is through lava. Obsidian is a rock consisting of volcanic glass. This non-crystalline material is not classified as minerals but as volcanic glass. National Geographic Headquarters 1145 17th Street NW Washington, DC 20036. These tiny crystals can be viewed under a petrographic microscope [1]. The type of volcanic rock with common vesicles is called scoria. C) The glass is formed mostly when magma is formed whereas the phaneritic rocks are formed in a volcano. Mafic rocks/magmas are ________, whereas felsic rocks/magmas are ________. D) gabbroic, granitic, The classification of igneous rocks is based on __________. As the temperature drops, and assuming that some silica remains in the magma, the olivine crystals will react (combine) with some of the silica in the magma to form pyroxene. A) pyroclastic = 2 5/20 An active volcano always has a magma chamber beneath the cone. K.C. D) Both a. and c. Mafic magma also has high mean temperatures, between 1000o and 2000o Celsius (1832o and 3632o Fahrenheit), which contributes to its lower viscosity. F) basalt; extrusive rock that formed from cooling of relatively low silica lava, Match the volcano with the appropriate rock formed by its eruption. There are three main types of rocks: sedimentary, igneous, and metamorphic. Gabbro is a major component of the lower oceanic crust. Using Figure 3.3.8, predict what phenocrysts might be present where the magma cooled as far as line a in one case, and line b in another. St. Helens volcano, Washington state Another is the native rock is melted and consumed into the rising magma or broken into pieces that settle into the magma, a process known as stoping. Why are thin sections of rocks used to study igneous rocks? As the magma rises to the surface, the drop in pressure causes the dissolved volatiles to come bubbling out of solution, like the fizz in an opened bottle of soda. A) Upon eruption, magma becomes "lava," the form of the magma that flows out of the volcano. Over millions of years, the magma in this subduction zone can create a series of active volcanoes known as a volcanic arc. 1. C. often occur with basalt and other mafic igneous rocks These rocks are rare on the surface, but make up peridotite, the rock of the upper mantle. 3.5 Igneous Rocks Charlene Estrada. The least-dense magma rises to the top. Rocks labeled as granite in laymen applications can be several other rocks, including syenite, tonalite, and monzonite. A) the rock's texture D. glassy and frothy texture 1. 6. andesite, Match the rock type with the appropriate description. B) crystal + lava Working mostly with basaltic magmas, he determined the order of crystallization of minerals as the temperature drops. A magmatic dike is simply a large slab of magmatic material that has intruded into another rock body. Glazner, A. F., Bartley, J. M., Coleman, D. S., Gray, W. & Taylor, R. Z. The audio, illustrations, photos, and videos are credited beneath the media asset, except for promotional images, which generally link to another page that contains the media credit. Being that oxygen and silicon are the most abundant elements in magma, geologists define magma types in terms of their silica content, expressed as SiO2. Figure 3.3.2 shows a zoned plagioclase under a microscope. It has also been proposed that diapirs are not a real phenomenon, but just a series of dikes that blend into each other. light colored, more dense and less viscous (not sticky), What type of composition would result in a magma if equal amounts of basaltic and granitic magma were mixed? B) the rock's likely parent magma composition Granite: Granite is the intrusive equivalent of rhyolite but has a coarser texture. You cannot download interactives. As the temperature continues to drop, olivine becomes unstable while pyroxene becomes stable. Plutons can include dikes and xenoliths. B. volume is very large, comparable in size with granitic batholiths As a result of its higher viscosity and gas content, intermediate magma builds up pressure below the Earths surface before it can be released as lava. Note that, unlike Figure 3.2.1, these compositions are expressed in terms of oxides (e.g., Al2O3 rather than just Al). C. biotite C) gabbroic 2. C. Amphibole - pyroxene - biotite - olivine Classification of Igneous Rock Series. Pyroclastic texture is usually recognized by the chaotic mix of crystals, angular glass shards, and rock fragments. 6 2/3 A. As long as more magma pools into a volcanos magma chamber, there is the possibility of an eruption and the volcano will remain active. The large crystals are called phenocrysts and the fine-grained matrix is called the groundmass or matrix. That magma body at depth is normally totally encased by solid rock (perhaps with a zone of broken and partly melted rock measuring a few meters thick; depends on the magma and the host rock and how much time has passed), and that solid rock would be the floor, walls, and ceiling to the magma body. A) the rock's texture 16/9 = Weegy: Whenever an individual stops drinking, the BAL will decrease slowly. E) Both a. and c. If you have questions about licensing content on this page, please contact ngimagecollection@natgeo.com for more information and to obtain a license. [Hint] The crystals that settle might either form an olivine-rich layer near the bottom of the magma chamber, or they might remelt because the lower part is likely to be hotter than the upper part (remember, from Chapter 1, that temperatures increase steadily with depth in Earth because of the geothermal gradient). Arndt, N. T. Chapter 1 Archean Komatiites. Log in for more information. A) mafic - very fluid magma makes for passive (fluid) eruptions Granite is a good approximation for the continental crust, both in density and composition. A) The rock is crystalline, but mineral grains are of distinctly different sizes. c. As with dikes, sills are younger than the surrounding layers and may be radioactively dated to study the age of sedimentary strata. These tiny crystals can be viewed under a petrographic microscope [1]. 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