igneous
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
igneous /ˈɪgnɪəs/
▶adjective Geology
- 1 (of rock) having solidified from lava or magma.
- 2 relating to or involving volcanic or plutonic processes.
'igneous' also found in these Oxford entries:
anorthosite
- augite
- aureole
- batholith
- biotite
- boss
- carbonatite
- country rock
- cumulate
- diopside
- diorite
- dolerite
- dunite
- dyke
- effusive
- grain
- granite
- greenstone
- intrude
- intrusive
- kimberlite
- labradorite
- laccolith
- lopolith
- magma
- monzonite
- neck
- nepheline
- oligoclase
- olivine
- ophiolite
- orbicular
- pegmatite
- plagioclase
- pluton
- plutonic
- porphyry
- pyroxene
- schlieren
- sill
- syenite
- trap
- tremolite
- tridymite
- ultramafic
- xenocryst
- xenolith
