* Phaneritic means that the mineral grains are large enough to be visible to the naked eye. This is because the magma cooled slowly deep underground, giving the crystals ample time to grow.
* Slow cooling allows the atoms in the magma to arrange themselves into larger, more well-defined crystal structures.
* Examples of phaneritic rocks: granite, gabbro, diorite.
Other important details about the texture:
* Equigranular: The crystals will likely be similar in size.
* Coarse-grained: The crystals will be relatively large.
* Interlocking: The crystals will fit together tightly.
This type of texture helps geologists identify the origin and cooling history of an igneous rock.
