Vulkanit

Definitions of Vulkanit
  1. noun
    rock formed by the solidification of molten magma
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    Plutonit
    large mass of intrusive igneous rock believed to have solidified deep within the earth
    Diorit
    a granular crystalline intrusive rock
    Gabbro
    one of a family of granular intrusive rocks
    Rhyolith
    very acid volcanic rock
    Andesit/Basalt
    extrusive igneous rock solidified near or on the surface of the Earth
    Porphyrit
    any igneous rock with crystals embedded in a finer groundmass of minerals
    Basalt
    the commonest type of solidified lava; a dense dark grey fine-grained igneous rock that is composed chiefly of plagioclase feldspar and pyroxene
    Gesteinsglas
    a kind of natural glass produced when molten lava cools very rapidly
    Granit
    plutonic igneous rock having visibly crystalline texture; generally composed of feldspar and mica and quartz
    type of:
    Fels, Gestein, Stein
    material consisting of the aggregate of minerals like those making up the Earth's crust
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