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Contents of 4.7 What makes igneous rock compositions so diverse?

4.7 What makes igneous rock compositions so diverse?

Drawing showing early formed cyrstals that settle to the bottom of the magma chamber

So these first-to-form crystals will either settle downward (if denser), or stay where they form—on the walls (cooling occurs from outside in) to form vertical [L] or concentric [R] layers.

Fig 4.23