Key Terms and Concepts

andesite

basalt

batholith

bomb

concordant intrusion

country rock

dacite

decompression melting

dike

diorite

discordant intrusion

extrusive igneous rock

felsic rock

fluid-induced melting

fractional crystallization

gabbro

granite

granodiorite

intermediate igneous rock

intrusive igneous rock

lava

mafic rock

magma chamber

magmatic differentiation

obsidian

ophiolite suite

partial melting

pegmatite

peridotite

pluton

porphyry

pumice

pyroclast

rhyolite

sill

stock

ultramafic rock

vein

viscosity

volcanic ash

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