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How are igneous rocks classified

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maybe centuries classified according to their chemical and mineral composition as felsic, intermediate, mafic, and ultramafic, and by texture or grain size

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Step-by-step explanation:

Igneous rocks -

These type of rocks are formed via the crystallization of the liquid , which is the molten rocks .

The categories of distribution of the igneous rock is -

1. Intrusive or the plutonic rocks .

2. Extrusive or volcanic rocks .

And the classification of Igneous rock is as follows -

1. felsic

2. mafic

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