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10/4/2024 Chapter 5 Section 2 How do cooling rates affect the grain sizes in igneous rocks? 1  10/4/2024...

10/4/2024 Chapter 5 Section 2 How do cooling rates affect the grain sizes in igneous rocks? 1  10/4/2024 What are some of the uses of igneous rocks? Mineral Composition of Igneous Rocks When magma cools and crystallizes below Earth’s surface, intrusive rocks form. Magma that cools and crystallizes on Earth’s surface forms extrusive rocks. Copyright © McGraw-Hill Education Classification of Igneous Rocks 2  10/4/2024 Mineral Composition of Igneous Rocks Igneous rocks are classified by their mineral compositions. Basaltic rocks, also called mafic rocks, are dark-colored, have lower silica contents, and contain mostly plagioclase and pyroxene. Granitic rocks, also called felsic rocks, are light-colored, have high silica contents, and contain mostly quartz and feldspar. Copyright © McGraw-Hill Education Classification of Igneous Rocks Mineral Composition of Igneous Rocks Rocks that have a composition of minerals that is somewhere between basaltic and granitic are called intermediate rocks. A fourth category, called ultrabasic, or ultramafic, contains rocks with only iron-rich minerals such as olivine and pyroxene and are always dark. Copyright © McGraw-Hill Education Classification of Igneous Rocks 3  10/4/2024 Mineral Composition of Igneous Rocks Rock type can be determined by estimating relative percentages of minerals in the rocks. Copyright © McGraw-Hill Education Classification of Igneous Rocks 4  10/4/2024 Texture Texture refers to the size, shape, and distribution of the crystals or grains that make up a rock. Copyright © McGraw-Hill Education Classification of Igneous Rocks 5  10/4/2024 Texture Crystal size and cooling rates When lava flows on Earth’s surface, it cools quickly and there is not enough time for large crystals to form. The resulting extrusive igneous rocks have crystals so small that they cannot be seen without magnification. Copyright © McGraw-Hill Education Classification of Igneous Rocks Texture Crystal size and cooling rates When lava cools so quickly that crystals do not form, volcanic glass is the result. When magma cools slowly below Earth’s surface, there is sufficient time for large crystals to form. Thus, intrusive rocks can have crystals larger than 1 cm. Copyright © McGraw-Hill Education Classification of Igneous Rocks 6  10/4/2024 Texture Porphyritic rocks A porphyritic texture is characterized by large, well-formed crystals surrounded by finer-grained crystals of the same mineral or different minerals. Copyright © McGraw-Hill Education Classification of Igneous Rocks Texture Vesicular rocks The spongy appearance that results from gas bubbles trapped in lava is called vesicular texture. Copyright © McGraw-Hill Education Classification of Igneous Rocks 7  10/4/2024 Thin Sections Scientists use a special microscope, called a petrographic microscope, to help them identify minerals by examining the mineral grains in sections of rock thin enough for light to pass through. Copyright © McGraw-Hill Education Classification of Igneous Rocks Igneous Rocks as Resources Veins Valuable ore deposits often occur within igneous intrusions. At other times, they may occur as veins in the rocks surrounding intrusions. Copyright © McGraw-Hill Education Classification of Igneous Rocks 8  10/4/2024 Igneous Rocks as Resources Pegmatites Veins of extremely large-grained minerals that can contain ores are called pegmatites. Copyright © McGraw-Hill Education Classification of Igneous Rocks Igneous Rocks as Resources Kimberlites Diamonds and other minerals that can form only under very high pressure are found in rare, ultrabasic rocks known as kimberlites. Copyright © McGraw-Hill Education Classification of Igneous Rocks 9  10/4/2024 Igneous Rocks as Resources Igneous rocks in construction The interlocking grain textures and the resistance to weathering of many of the minerals present in igneous rocks make them especially useful as building materials. Copyright © McGraw-Hill Education Classification of Igneous Rocks Full Identification – Draw and describe each of the 12 samples Remember your mineral lab – In the 12 rock samples that you observed, What is the main difference you notice between the extrusive (volcanic) and intrusive igneous rocks? Looking at the Igneous Rock Identification Table and your samples, what minerals make a rock felsic that are not present in mafic rocks? Why do you think the intrusive igneous rocks have larger crystals than the extrusive (volcanic) igneous rocks? If you were mining for the largest quartz crystals you could find, which rock on your Igneous Rock Identification Table would give you the best chance of finding large quartz crystals? Why? 10  10/4/2024 Homework Worksheet Read Chapter 5 Section 1,2 Before You Leave!! Hand in 1. Your Mineral and Group Mineral Combination put together Review Essential Questions What are the different types and textures of igneous rocks? How do cooling rates affect the grain sizes in igneous rocks? What are some of the uses of igneous rocks? Vocabulary intrusive rock granitic rock vesicular texture extrusive rock texture pegmatite basaltic rock porphyritic texture kimberlite Copyright © McGraw-Hill Education Classification of Igneous Rocks 11