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Contents of Formation of Magma and Igneous Rocks

Formation of Magma and Igneous Rocks

• 4.1 What are igneous processes?
• 4.2 How are igneous rocks classified?
• 4.3 Where do igneous rocks appear in a landscape?
• 4.4 How and why do rocks melt?
• 4.5 How do we know how magma is made?
• 4.6 How does magma generation connect to plate tectonics?
• 4.7 What makes igneous rock compositions so diverse?
• 4.8 Why are there different types of volcanoes and volcanic eruptions?
• 4.9 How are volcanoes hazardous?
• 4.10 Why don't all magmas erupt?