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  • Rock Grain Size: Understanding Fine-Grained, Coarse-Grained, and Medium-Grained Rocks
    Fine-textured rocks have small grains.

    Here's a breakdown:

    * Fine-grained rocks have crystals that are too small to be seen with the naked eye. They are often described as having a "sugar-like" or "powdery" texture.

    * Coarse-grained rocks have large crystals that are easily visible.

    * Medium-grained rocks fall somewhere in between, with crystals that are visible but not very large.

    The size of the grains in a rock is determined by the rate at which the magma or lava cooled.

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