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Chapter 3: Igneous Rocks, Intrusive Activity, and the Origin of Igneous Rocks

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Chapter 3: Igneous Rocks, Intrusive Activity, and the Origin of Igneous Rocks


Eight igneous rocks are listed here, along with situations (a through h) in which they might occur. Select the most likely occurrence for each rock and fill in the blanks provided.

 

a. Silicic magma cooling slowly in a batholith

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b. Mafic magma cooling rapidly in a dike

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c. Intermediate magma cooling rapidly in a dike

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d. Silicic magma cooling rapidly in a sill

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e. Fluids and gases from silicic magma forced up through fractures in country rock

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f. Mafic magma cooling slowly in a batholith

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g. Intermediate magma cooling slowly in a stock

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h. Low-silica magma cooling slowly at great depth

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Choices

    andesite

    basalt

    diorite

    gabbro

    granite

    pegmatite

    rhyolite

    ultramafic

    rock

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