igneous rock

1. Rocks formed by the cooling and solidifying of molten materials. Igneous rocks can form beneath the Earth 's surface, or at its surface, as lava .

Notes

Granite, solid volcanic lava, and basalt are examples of igneous rock.

Example Sentences

The beacons were found to be part of a horizontal, stratified series of sandstones underlying the igneous rock.

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The strata are bent down towards the central plug of igneous rock, and are generally more or less altered at the line of junction.

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How does a contemporaneous igneous rock affect the beds upon which it rests?

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What is a neck of intrusive igneous rock, and how have the strata surrounding it been affected?

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That is, a dike is a more or less vertical sheet of igneous rock which has cooled and crystallized in a fissure.

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