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igneous

[ig-nee-uhs] / ˈɪg ni əs /


ADJECTIVE
molten
Synonyms


ADJECTIVE
plutonic
Synonyms






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Traditionally, lithium is mined from sources such as pegmatites, which are coarse-grained igneous rocks, and volcanic clays.

From Science Daily Apr. 16, 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

In the process they learned that “a mid-crust composed of fractured igneous rocks saturated with liquid water best explains the existing data.”

From Salon Aug. 14, 2024

Now if you were awake in high school science class, you’re thinking, igneous rock: volcanic lava.

From Los Angeles Times May 3, 2024

He seems to have regarded the soul as composed of igneous matter, and so approximates the orthodox Pythagorean doctrine of the central fire, or Hestia, to the more detailed theories of Heraclitus.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 5 "Hinduism" to "Home, Earls of" by Various




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