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  • Igneous Intrusive Rocks: Formation, Definition & Examples
    The term that refers to rocks produced when melted rock (magma) cools and hardens below the Earth's surface is igneous intrusive rocks.

    Here's why:

    * Igneous refers to rocks formed from the cooling and solidification of molten rock.

    * Intrusive means the rock formed inside the Earth, as opposed to on the surface.

    So, igneous intrusive rocks are formed from magma that cooled and solidified within the Earth's crust.

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