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PLUTONICOf deep igneous origin
TORThe most famous examples of this type of igneous outcrop are found in the moorlands of Dartmoor
XENOLITHPiece of rock of different origin from the igneous rock in which it is embedded (8)
SILLHorizontal intrusion of igneous rock between sedimentaries, as in much of Hadrian's Wall (4)
BASALTForming the coastal columns of the Giant's Causeway in Northern Ireland, a type of igneous rock that was used to make neolithic ground stone tools (6)
GRANITEAberdeen in Scotland is called the city of this type of igneous rock
PYROXENEAny of a group of silicate minerals common in igneous rocks (8)
SILLSLedges at the bases of windows; or, layers of igneous rock (5)
PLUTONIgneous rock that solidifies deep in the earth (like a god of the underworld)
PERIDOTITEForced from the mantle to the surface... Igneous rock of 'The Tablelands' of Gros Morne National Park, in Newfoundland
DIORITEIgneous rock composed of feldspar and hornblende
LAVASource of igneous rocks
PORPHYRYIgneous rock containing large crystals of feldspar (8)
SCHLIERENIrregular streaks of mineral in igneous rock (9)
SALICOf igneous rocks
GRANITICRefashioned cigar tin of igneous rock (8)
MAGMASource of igneous rock
FELDSPARA principal constituent of igneous rocks (8)
MAGMASSources of igneous rock
GNEISSType of rock formed from igneous or sedimentary rocks (6)