In its oxide or silicate form, silicon is used to make concrete, bricks, glass, ceramics, and soap. Silicon metal is also the base material for making silicones used in such products as synthetic oils, caulks and sealers, and anti-foaming agents.
Intrusive igneous rocks crystallize below Earth's surface, and the slow cooling that occurs there allows large crystals to form. Examples of intrusive igneous rocks are diorite, gabbro, granite, pegmatite, and peridotite. Extrusive igneous rocks erupt onto the surface, where they cool quickly to form small crystals.
Kinds of Igneous Rock. Igneous Rocks are formed by crystallization from a liquid, or magma. They include two types. 1  Volcanic or extrusive igneous rocks wherein the magma cools and crystallizes on the surface of the Earth. 2  Intrusive or plutonic igneous rocks wherein the magma crystallizes at depth in the Earth.f it crystallizes before it reaches the surface it will form an igneous rock at depth called a plutonic or intrusive igneous rock. Because cooling of the magma takes place at a different rate, the crystals that form and their interrelationship (texture) exhibit different properties.