INTRUSIVE ROCKS
WHAT THEY ARE
They are rocks that have been cooled very slowly and in that process have developed large crystals.
FORMATION
Magma is pushed up from below
The current is slower in pushing it up
Slowly accumulates crystals
Finally comes to surface
COMMON ROCKS
Granite
Gabbro
Quartz
E. ROCKS
S. ROCKS
M. ROCKS
EARTH
VOLCANO
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