GEOLOGY

EARTH SCIENCE

MINERALOGY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The rock which consists of partly of crystals and partly of glass is known as
A
mesocrystalline
B
holocryslalline
C
holohyaline
D
none of these
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -igneous rock, any of various crystalline or glassy rocks formed by the cooling and solidification of molten earth material. Igneous rocks constitute one of the three principal classes of rocks, the others being metamorphic and sedimentary.

Detailed explanation-2: -Igneous rocks are formed from molten rock called magma. They are mostly crystalline (made up of interlocking crystals) and usually very hard to break.

Detailed explanation-3: -…the lustre of nonmetallic minerals: vitreous, having the lustre of a piece of broken glass (this is commonly seen in quartz and many other nonmetallic minerals); resinous, having the lustre of a piece of resin (this is common in sphalerite [ZnS]); pearly, having the lustre of mother-of-pearl (i.e., an iridescent…

Detailed explanation-4: -Answers. Aim It Academy. The material in the upper mantle portion is called magma.

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