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Pumice is a light-colored vesicular igneous rock. It forms through very rapid solidification of a melt. The vesicular texture is a result of gas trapped in the melt at the time of solidification. The specimen shown above is about two inches (five centimeters) across.

Photographs and descriptions of intrusive and extrusive igneous rocks with photos and links to detailed articles by Geology.com

Diorite is a plutonic rock that is something between granite and gabbro. It consists mostly of white plagioclase feldspar and black hornblende.

Learn more about the major types of igneous rock, which includes plutonic, intrusive, and extrusive igneous rocks.

Igneous Rock Types: Gabbro Dark plutonic rock, equivalent of extrusive basalt. Unlike granite, low in silica and no quartz. No alkali feldspar, only plagioclase. Other dark minerals, amphibole, pryoxene, biotite, olivine, etc. Coarse grained, dark rock

Learn more about the major types of igneous rock, which includes plutonic, intrusive, and extrusive igneous rocks.

Igneous Rocks | Pictures of Intrusive and Extrusive Rock Types

Trap rock is a construction industry term for dark-colored igneous rocks such as basalt, gabbro, and diabase that are used to make crushed stone.

Pictures and Descriptions of Igneous Rock Types

Learn more about the major types of igneous rock, which includes plutonic, intrusive, and extrusive igneous rocks.

Born of fire – Igneous rocks

It’s amazing how much can be seen and read from the rocks if you know what to look for! That’s one of the beauties of being a geologist. Three major groups of rocks are: igneous, metamo…

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List of all Igneous, Sedimentary, and Metamorphic Rock Types with Pictures and Links to Specific Articles about each Type of Rock.

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Discover an extrusive igneous rock, perhaps the most durable stone you can use for cladding. Basalt can be found in over 90% from the igneous rocks known today. With fine grain size and excellent durability, basalt is ideal as building material.
Calcite is a rock-forming mineral with a chemical formula of CaCO3. It is extremely common and found throughout the world in sedimentary, metamorphic, and igneous rocks. Some geologists consider it to be a "ubiquitous mineral" - one that is found everywhere. Calcite is the principal constituent of limestone and marble.
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