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Granite is an igneous rock that forms when magma cools below Earth's surface. why would granite have larger crystals than igneous rocks formed from lava cooled above Earth's surface
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Granite is an igneous rock that forms when magma cools below Earth's surface. why would granite have larger crystals than igneous rocks formed from lava cooled above Earth's surface

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because crystals in granite had more time to form as the magma cooled slowly

crystals that form on the surface are tiny because they cooled very quickly
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