What Are Igneous Rocks?

What Are Igneous Rocks?
ISBN-10
1427195226
ISBN-13
9781427195227
Category
Juvenile Nonfiction
Pages
35
Language
English
Published
2010-04-30
Publisher
Crabtree Publishing Company
Author
Molly Aloian

Description

Igneous rock has a dramatic beginningit requires red-hot volcanic activity. This fact-filled book explains how granite, lava, basalt, silica, quartz and feldspar are formed after hot, molten rock cools. Readers will also learn about volcanoes and tectonic plates, the minerals that make up igneous rocks, and the crystallization of rock material.

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