Where in Hawaii can you find igneous rock?
What is igneous rock?
Igneous rock is a type of rock that forms when volcanoes erupt, causing the magma (intrusive) to rise above the earth's surface, causing the magma to cool as lava (extrusive).
Now with that being said igneous rocks form where a volcano is! But where exactly is igneous found?
Igneous rock is a type of rock that forms when volcanoes erupt, causing the magma (intrusive) to rise above the earth's surface, causing the magma to cool as lava (extrusive).
Now with that being said igneous rocks form where a volcano is! But where exactly is igneous found?
Here we have the Kilauea volcano, it last erupted on January 3, 1983, and is expected to erupt again soon, no worries not today! Scientists say this is the youngest volcano, but has an ample amount of igneous rock still to be seen today.
Many Hawaiians say that Hualalai Mountain has igneous rocks forming on the ground from previous eruptions. We will not be visiting the mountain because it's an extremely high mountain, the tallest in Hawaii!
Behind clouds we have another enormous volcano Mauna Loa. It covers 4 acres, but hasn't erupted since the mid 80's.
The Molakai Island, in Hawaii is made up almost of entirely of igneous rock. Have you noticed that all the places we have visited are an actual volcano or located close by one?