subvolcanic rock

{{Short description|Medium-grained intrusive rock}}

A subvolcanic rock, also known as a hypabyssal rock, is an intrusive igneous rock that is emplaced at depths less than {{cvt|2|km|mi}} within the crust, and has intermediate grain size and often porphyritic texture between that of volcanic rocks, which are extrusive igneous rocks, and plutonic rocks, which form much deeper in the ground.{{Cite web |title=7 Plutons and Plutonic Rocks – Open Petrology |url=https://opengeology.org/petrology/ch07-plutons/ |access-date=2023-05-15 |language=en}} Subvolcanic rocks include diabase (also known as dolerite) and porphyry. Common examples of subvolcanic rocks are diabase, quartz dolerite, microgranite, and diorite.{{cite web |url=http://www.qm.qld.gov.au/Find+out+about/Rocks/Types+of+rocks#.VXrjZOK4FkQ |title=Examples of rocks with different names | publisher=Queensland Museum |access-date=12 June 2015}}{{cite web |url=http://australianmuseum.net.au/Igneous-rock-types |title=Igneous rock types |publisher=Australian Museum |access-date=14 June 2015}}