That is, if you observe the spectrum of a star and can determine the wavelength where the emission peaks (Î»max), you can calculate that starâs temperature. Here is another copy of the plot that we studied in Lesson 3: Figure 4.1: Two-dimensional plot of the spectrum of a blackbody with different temperatures.
Igneous rocks usually contain the most crystals. The longer it takes the magma to cool, the larger the crystals.
Igneous rocks are formed by the cooling and crystallization (solidification) of magma. 1. Magma. Magma is a complex, highly variable mixture of molten rock, dissolved gas and solid crystals.s a magma begins cooling inside the earth, high-temperature minerals are the first to form crystals. These solid crystals float within the remaining molten rock. This partially crystallized / partially molten magma is then extruded, so that it cools very rapidly.