igneous rock
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Granite, solid volcanic lava, and basalt are examples of igneous rock.
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Now if you were awake in high school science class, you’re thinking, igneous rock: volcanic lava.
From Los Angeles Times • May 3, 2024
One popular theory suggests that minerals released by the weathering of igneous rock sucked enough carbon dioxide from the atmosphere to set off a deep freeze.
From New York Times • Feb. 7, 2024
Which dark igneous rock is the most common rock formed from volcanic lava?
From Slate • Nov. 16, 2023
That includes igneous rock to date the crater and sedimentary rock and clays that may contain biosignatures, perhaps even fossilized evidence of microbial life.
From Scientific American • Apr. 5, 2023
Granite, however, also occurs as an igneous rock.
From Geology by Geikie, James
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