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Igneous rocks are formed from the cooling of lava/magma. (Lava is magma that has been moved from beneath the Earth's surface to above.)

They can be formed above or below the Earth's surface- when formed above is called 'Extrusive Igneous rock' and when formed below is 'Intrusive Igneous rock'. When a rock is extrusive, it forms small crystals. When it is intrusive, it causes large crystals to form.

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Igneous rock forms below the Earth's surface (intrusive) or above the Earth's surface (extrusive) depending on whether the magma cools and solidifies underground or on the surface, respectively.

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