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How do igneous rocks become igneous rocks?

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Well When melted rock cool, they either cool fast or slowly. You have those that extruded to the surface and cool very fast usually have a fine grain igneous rocks. like the basalts and they are called extrusive igneous rocks. Those that cool with the earth as the magma rises are called intrusive igneous rocks and they have course grain. Eg are the Granite

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