#igneous_rock__igneousrock rock formed by the solidification of molten magma
supertype: #rock__stone material consisting of the aggregate of minerals like those making up the Earth's crust
substance: #sodalite
subtype: #andesite a dark gray volcanic rock
subtype: #aplite light-colored and fine-grained granitic rock consisting chiefly of quartz and feldspars
subtype: #groundmass the matrix of fine-grained crystalline material in which larger crystals are embedded
subtype: #andosite dark grayish extrusive rock
subtype: #batholith__batholite__pluton__plutonic_rock large mass of intrusive igneous rock believed to have solidified deep within the earth
subtype: #granite.batholith plutonic igneous rock having visibly crystalline texture
subtype: #diorite a granular crystalline intrusive rock
subtype: #gabbro one of a family of granular intrusive rocks
subtype: #pegmatite a form of igneous rock consisting of extremely coarse granite resulting from the crystallization of magma rich in rare elements
subtype: #peridotite a dark coarse-grained igneous rock consisting principally of olivine
subtype: #kimberlite a rare type of peridotite that sometimes contains diamonds; found in South Africa and Siberia
subtype: #rhyolite very acid volcanic rock
subtype: #volcanic_rock extrusive igneous rock solidified near or on the surface of the Earth
subtype: #basalt the commonest type of solidified lava; a dense dark gray fine-grained igneous rock composed chiefly of calcium-rich plagioclase feldspar and pyroxene
subtype: #volcanic_glass a kind of natural glass produced when molten lava cools very rapidly
subtype: #obsidian acid or granitic glass; usually dark, but transparent in thin pieces
subtype: #pitchstone dark acid granitic glass
subtype: #tachylite a basic or basalt glass
subtype: #lava rock that in its molten form (as magma) issues from volcanos; lava is what magma is called when it reaches the surface
subtype: #pillow_lava lava that hardened in rounded shapes suggestive of pillows; believed to result from underwater eruptions
subtype: #tuff__tufa hard volcanic rock composed of compacted volcanic ash
subtype: #porphyry__porphyritic_rock__porphyriticrock any igneous rock with crystals embedded in a finer groundmass of minerals
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