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Factors affecting Textures of Igneous Rocks
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The Main factor that determines the texture of an igneous rock is the cooling rate other factors that are involved are:

  • The Rate of nucleation of new crystals - The rate at which enough of the chemical consitituents of a crystal can come together in one place without dissolving

  • The Diffusion Rate - The rate at which atoms or molecules can move (diffuse) through the liquid.

  • The rate of growth of crystals - The rate at which new constituents can arrive at the surface of the growing crystals. This depends largely on the diffusion rate of the molecules of concern.

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