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4.1 What are igneous processes?
- Igneous processes involve the melting of rock to form magma and its solidification into rock.
- Igneous products form where magma crystallizes below Earth's surface or erupts as lava and other materials onto Earth's surface.
- Geologists study processes forming igneous rocks through field observations and laboratory studies that include geochemical analyses and experiments.