Igneous
31igneous — adj. 1 of fire; fiery. 2 Geol. (esp. of rocks) produced by volcanic or magmatic action. Etymology: L igneus f. ignis fire …
32igneous rock — noun one of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth; formed by the cooling of molten rock, either below the surface (intrusive) or on the surface (extrusive) …
33igneous rock — …
34igneous rock — Rock formed by cooling and solidification from magma, and that has not been changed appreciably by weathering since its formation; major varieties include plutonic (i.e., intrusive) and volcanic (i.e., extrusive) rocks. Examples: andesite,… …
35igneous rock — /ɪgniəs ˈrɒk/ (say igneeuhs rok) noun rock formed from magma which has cooled and solidified either at the earth s surface (volcanic rock) or deep within the earth s crust (plutonic rock) …
36igneous rock — noun rock formed by the solidification of molten magma • Hypernyms: ↑rock, ↑stone • Hyponyms: ↑andesite, ↑aplite, ↑groundmass, ↑adesite, ↑batholith, ↑ba …
37igneous fusion — noun : fusion by heat alone unassisted by solution in the water of crystallization …
38Large igneous province — Only a few of the largest Large Igneous Provinces are indicated (by the dark purple areas) on this geological map, which depicts crustal geologic provinces as seen in seismic refraction data. A Large Igneous Province (LIP) is an extremely large… …
39Large Igneous Province — Karoo Basalt, eine magmatische Großprovinz in Südafrika Eine Magmatische Großprovinz, mit dem englischen Ausdruck meist Large Igneous Province (LIP) genannt, ist ein Gebiet der Erdkruste, das sehr große Mengen magmatischer Gesteine enthält (bis… …
40North Atlantic Igneous Province — The North Atlantic Igneous Province (NAIP) is a large igneous province estimated to be at least 1.3×106 km2 in area and 6.6×106 km3 in volume.[1] Geographically, the NAIP makes up all of the North Atlantic Ocean as well as the Paleocene and… …
