They are given this name because the crystals that form within them are so small that they can be seen only with a microscope.
Igneous rocks with crystals too small to be seen without a microscope are.
There are many other kinds of extrusive igneous rocks.
Made up of mineral grains or crystals that are too small to be seen without a microscope.
Forming outside on the surface of earth s crust the mineral crystals in obsidian are too small to see without a microscope.
Fine grained igneous rock that forms when magma cools quickly at or near earth s surface fine grained igneous rocks with crystals too small to be seen without a microscope are.
For example pele s hair is long extremely thin.
Phaneritic coarse grained texture an igneous rock texture in which the crystals are roughly equal in size and large enough so the individual minerals can be identified without the aid of a microscope.
The individual mineral crystals present here are too small to be seen with the naked eye and in most cases require a microscope to identify.
Made up of grains or crystals that are large enough to be seen without a microscope.
Molten rock beneath earth s crust 1.
If lava cools almost instantly the rocks that form are glassy with no individual crystals like obsidian.