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

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

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The reason why would a granite have larger crystals than igneous rocks formed from lava cooler above Earths surface is because a granite is the largest rocks out of all igneous rocks.
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