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igneous rock  rocks have higher Sr concentrations than Rock 1976 ) Sr = 1840 ppm ) , whereas igneous rocks of Variscan age between 360 and 260 Igneous rocks can be divided into four categories based on their chemical composition: felsic, intermediate, mafic, and ultramafic The diagram of Bowen's

1 Fig : Intrusive igneous rocks form at some depth within the crust due to slow cooling of magma, resulting in formation of large crystals Individual In most igneous rocks the ferromagnesian silicate minerals are clearly darker than the others, but it is still quite difficult to estimate the proportions of

Igneous rocks form from cooling magma Magma that erupts onto Earth's surface is lava The chemical composition of the magma and the rate at Granite Granites are coarse-grained intrusive igneous rocks made of two different kinds of feldspar , together with