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Describe how the rate at which molten rock material cools affects the size of the crystals formed in an igneous rock.

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When magma cools, crystals form because the solution is supersaturated with respect to some minerals. If the magma cools quickly, the crystals do not have much time to form, so they are very small. If the magma cools slowly, then the crystals have enough time to grow and become large.

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