What Are Igneous Rocks?
- ISBN-10
- 1508100071
- ISBN-13
- 9781508100072
- Category
- Juvenile Nonfiction
- Pages
- 32
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2015-12-15
- Publisher
- Encyclopaedia Britannica
- Author
- Elisa Peters
Description
This volume covers volcanoes, magma, crystals, granite, and other aspects of igneous rocks. It includes the science behind the rock cycle and the formation of igneous rocks as well as household uses of igneous rocks.
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