Rogers, Marie, 1990-

Exploring igneous rocks / Marie Rogers. - 24 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm. - Let's rock! .

Includes index.

Igneous rocks -- Molten rock -- Crystals -- Intrusive igneous rocks -- Extrusive igneous rocks -- Identifying a rock -- Cleavage and fracture -- Alteration -- Looking at history -- Rocks all around!

Igneous rocks form when magma from Earth's core cools as it moves toward Earth's surface. Most of Earth is made of igneous rock, which is sometimes called "fire rock." In this text, readers learn the different kinds of igneous rock, how igneous rocks form, how igneous rocks fit into the rock cycle, and more.

6.7 3-6

9781725319172 9781725319196 9781713716334 1725319195 1725319179 171371633X

2019056378


Igneous rocks--Juvenile literature.
Igneous rocks.

QE461 / .R5936 2022

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