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Contents of 3.1 How and where do rocks form?

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Image of man with large hunk of lava rock

Sample of Olivine, Palagioclase, and Pyroxene.

Sample of Mosaic of feldspar, ppyroxene, and olivine.

A trip to a volcano quickly reveals that lava quickly "freezes" into something that seems like rock. Examination of rock around the volcano (bottom left) shows it to be made of very small mineral crystals. Other rocks coughed up from deep within the volcano (bottom right) show mosaics of larger crystals and banded structures.

Fig 3.4