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If you found an igneous rock whose crystals were roughly the same size and visible without magnification, which of these textures could describe the rock? Select All That Apply. A. aphanitic B. phaneritic
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If you found an igneous rock whose crystals were roughly the same size and visible without magnification, which of these textures could describe the rock? Select All That Apply.

A. aphanitic
B. phaneritic
C. pegmatitic
D. porphyritic

User Jean Claude Abela
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The answer is B phaneritic

User Agudian
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The answer to your question is: B

Phaneritic- magma slowly cools, giving enough time for the mineral to grow and form large crystal, which allows you to see it using the naked eye

Also, the word "phaner" means "visible".
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