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Intrusive igneous rock is cooled and solidified above ground?

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Intrusive igneous rock is cooled and solidified above ground. Typically it's formed from lava, which comes from underground. That's why it's called intrusive.
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intrusive rock is formed from lava cooling within the earth's crust below ground forming large crystals, extrusive rock is formed above ground very quickly and not being able to crystallize.
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