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Igneous
A rugged form of basalt lave |
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Andesite
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Igneous
They typical intermediate arc lava |
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Basalt
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A bubbly,crystally, chunk of this ingeous rock from Kilauea
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Diorite
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A plutonic igneous rock between granite and gabbro
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Feliste
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The volcanic version of granite
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Gabbro
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The crystallized, plutonic version of basalt
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Granite
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The stone that makes up the bulk of the continents
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Grandodiorite
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Almost diorite, except it has quartz
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Gypsum Rock
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A crusty chunk from a Nevada roadside
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Lapilli Tuff
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A volcanic stone formed of little ash balls
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Obsidian
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Hand specimen of this useful volcanic glass
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Pahoehoe
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Smooth-skinned lava smothers an old Hawaiian footpath
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Pegmatite
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the igneous rocks with the biggest crystals
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Porphyry
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An igneous rock with large mineral grains in a fine matrix
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Pumice
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An example of this widely variable volcanic product
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