igneous

As an adjective igneous

is pertaining to, having the nature of fire; containing fire; resembling fire; as, an igneous appearance.

As a noun jacupirangite is

(mineralogy) any of a melanocratic series of igneous rocks of varying composition, the characteristic minerals being purple titanaugite, nepheline, and magnetite or titanoferrite.

As an adjective igneous

is pertaining to, having the nature of fire; containing fire; resembling fire; as, an igneous appearance.

As a noun ijolite is

(mineralogy) a rare igneous rock consisting essentially of nepheline and augite.

In geology|lang=en terms the difference between igneous and tholeiite

is that igneous is (geology) resulting from, or produced by, the action of great heat; with rocks, it could also mean formed from lava/magma; as, granite and basalt are igneous rocks while tholeiite is (geology) an igneous basaltic rock, formed from magma rich in magnesium and iron.

As an adjective igneous

is pertaining to, having the nature of fire; containing fire; resembling fire; as, an igneous appearance.

As a noun tholeiite is

(geology) an igneous basaltic rock, formed from magma rich in magnesium and iron.

As an adjective igneous

is pertaining to, having the nature of fire; containing fire; resembling fire; as, an igneous appearance.

As a noun pyrosphere is

the zone of igneous activity and lava formation, situated between the lithosphere and barysphere.

In geology|lang=en terms the difference between igneous and syenite

is that igneous is (geology) resulting from, or produced by, the action of great heat; with rocks, it could also mean formed from lava/magma; as, granite and basalt are igneous rocks while syenite is (geology) an igneous rock composed of feldspar and hornblende.

As an adjective igneous

is pertaining to, having the nature of fire; containing fire; resembling fire; as, an igneous appearance.

As a noun syenite is

(geology|obsolete) granite.

As an adjective igneous

is pertaining to, having the nature of fire; containing fire; resembling fire; as, an igneous appearance.

As a noun hornfels is

any of a series of contact metamorphic rocks that have been baked and indurated by the heat of intrusive igneous masses and rendered massive, hard, splintery, and in some cases exceedingly tough and durable.

In geology|lang=en terms the difference between igneous and peraluminous

is that igneous is (geology) resulting from, or produced by, the action of great heat; with rocks, it could also mean formed from lava/magma; as, granite and basalt are igneous rocks while peraluminous is (geology) describing igneous rocks that have a higher molar proportion of aluminium to sodium, potassium and calcium.

As adjectives the difference between igneous and peraluminous

is that igneous is pertaining to, having the nature of fire; containing fire; resembling fire; as, an igneous appearance while peraluminous is (geology) describing igneous rocks that have a higher molar proportion of aluminium to sodium, potassium and calcium.

In geology|lang=en terms the difference between igneous and peralkaline

is that igneous is (geology) resulting from, or produced by, the action of great heat; with rocks, it could also mean formed from lava/magma; as, granite and basalt are igneous rocks while peralkaline is (geology) describing igneous rocks that have a higher ratio of sodium and potassium to aluminium than is needed to produce feldspar.

As adjectives the difference between igneous and peralkaline

is that igneous is pertaining to, having the nature of fire; containing fire; resembling fire; as, an igneous appearance while peralkaline is (geology) describing igneous rocks that have a higher ratio of sodium and potassium to aluminium than is needed to produce feldspar.

In geology terms the difference between igneous and poikilitic

is that igneous is resulting from, or produced by, the action of great heat; with rocks, it could also mean formed from lava/magma; as, granite and basalt are igneous rocks while poikilitic is describing the texture of an igneous rock that has small crystals of one mineral scattered among larger crystals of another.

As adjectives the difference between igneous and poikilitic

is that igneous is pertaining to, having the nature of fire; containing fire; resembling fire; as, an igneous appearance while poikilitic is describing the texture of an igneous rock that has small crystals of one mineral scattered among larger crystals of another.

In geology|lang=en terms the difference between igneous and lamprophyre

is that igneous is (geology) resulting from, or produced by, the action of great heat; with rocks, it could also mean formed from lava/magma; as, granite and basalt are igneous rocks while lamprophyre is (geology) an uncommon, small-volume ultrapotassic igneous rock primarily occurring as dikes, lopoliths, laccoliths, stocks and small intrusions.

As an adjective igneous

is pertaining to, having the nature of fire; containing fire; resembling fire; as, an igneous appearance.

As a noun lamprophyre is

(geology) an uncommon, small-volume ultrapotassic igneous rock primarily occurring as dikes, lopoliths, laccoliths, stocks and small intrusions.