Question 1

The only minerals in the continuous branch of Bowen's reaction series are the ____________________.

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Question 2

What role does stoping play in the emplacement of batholiths?

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Question 3

Trapped gases in cooling lava form cavities called ____________________.Cinder cones may contain large amounts of ____________________ which contains more of these cavities than it does rock.

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Question 4

Explain how batholiths and stocks formed via plate tectonics.

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Question 5

Rapid cooling of magma results in a(n)____________________ grained texture called ____________________.

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Question 6

Briefly explain how pegmatites form.

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Question 7

Why do pegmatite mineral crystals grow so large?

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Question 8

____________________ is the first ferromagnesian mineral to crystallize from a mafic magma.

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Question 9

What does a glassy texture tell us about the history of an igneous rock?

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Question 10

An igneous rock in which large mineral grains called ____________________ are suspended in a finely crystalline groundmass is called a(n)____________________.

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Question 11

The two main categories of igneous rocks are ____________________ and ____________________.

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Question 12

The increase in Earth's temperature with depth is called the ____________________.

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Question 13

An example of a glassy igneous rock is ____________________.

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Question 14

Partial melting of basalt,together with the processes of assimilation,____________________settling,and ____________________ mixing are believed to explain the generation of felsic intrusive magmas from ____________________ magmas.

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Question 15

How do the holes form in vesicular igneous rocks,such as scoria and pumice?

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Question 16

Igneous rocks having a phaneritic texture have ____________________ grains that ____________________ be seen easily by the naked eye.

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Question 17

Explain how a laccolith is similar to a sill.

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Question 18

How does a batholith differ from a stock?

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Question 19

According to Bowen's reaction series,crystal settling should result in the magma being separated in lower layers rich in the early-formed ____________________ minerals,and upper layers enriched in later-formed ____________________ minerals.

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Question 20

Basalt and gabbro are compositional equivalents,which means that they are made up of the same ____________________ but have different ____________________.

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Quiz 4: Igneous Rocks and Plutons

The only minerals in the continuous branch of Bowen's reaction series are the ____________________.

What role does stoping play in the emplacement of batholiths?

Trapped gases in cooling lava form cavities called .Cinder cones may contain large amounts of which contains more of these cavities than it does rock.

Explain how batholiths and stocks formed via plate tectonics.

Rapid cooling of magma results in a(n) grained texture called .

Briefly explain how pegmatites form.

Why do pegmatite mineral crystals grow so large?

____________________ is the first ferromagnesian mineral to crystallize from a mafic magma.

What does a glassy texture tell us about the history of an igneous rock?

An igneous rock in which large mineral grains called are suspended in a finely crystalline groundmass is called a(n).

The two main categories of igneous rocks are and .

The increase in Earth's temperature with depth is called the ____________________.

An example of a glassy igneous rock is ____________________.

Partial melting of basalt,together with the processes of assimilation,settling,and mixing are believed to explain the generation of felsic intrusive magmas from magmas.

How do the holes form in vesicular igneous rocks,such as scoria and pumice?

Igneous rocks having a phaneritic texture have grains that be seen easily by the naked eye.

Explain how a laccolith is similar to a sill.

How does a batholith differ from a stock?

According to Bowen's reaction series,crystal settling should result in the magma being separated in lower layers rich in the early-formed minerals,and upper layers enriched in later-formed minerals.

Basalt and gabbro are compositional equivalents,which means that they are made up of the same but have different .