igneous
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The molten material solidified into rare igneous rocks known as carbonatites, locking valuable metals into the crust.
From Science Daily • Jan. 23, 2026
Heavy rare earths are formed over millions of years, as rainfall weathers igneous rocks, breaking them down and leaving elements concentrated near the surface.
From Barron's • Dec. 21, 2025
One thing about the PVP that delights Coffey is that it is composed of all three kinds of rock — sedimentary, metamorphic and igneous.
From Los Angeles Times • May 3, 2024
No geologist would dispute that shale and igneous rocks are rocks.
From Slate • Apr. 27, 2024
The Pliocene is of marine origin, and rests unconformably upon all the older beds, including the Post-oligocene igneous rocks, thus proving that the final folding and the last volcanic outbursts were approximately of Miocene age.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 8 "Cube" to "Daguerre, Louis" by Various
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
