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1. Igneous rocks form as magma cools and crystallizes either underground (intrusive/plutonic rocks) or above ground (extrusive/volcanic rocks). 2. The texture of an igneous rock depends on its cooling rate, with faster cooling leading to finer grain sizes. 3. Common igneous rock textures include phaneritic (coarse-grained), porphyritic (with larger crystals in a finer groundmass), and aphanitic/glassy (too fine-grained to see crystals).

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Aditya Putra Perdana

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