There are 2 broad types of igneous rocks. Intrusive (plutonic) rocks, which solidify within Earth, and extrusive (volcanic) rocks, which erupt onto Earth’s surface or into the atmosphere.
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There are 2 broad types of igneous rocks. Intrusive (plutonic) rocks, which solidify within Earth, and extrusive (volcanic) rocks, which erupt onto Earth’s surface or into the atmosphere.