Pahoehoe and AA 1. Compare the specific compositions and textures of the two materials you have been assigned.  2. What can we infer about how and where (on the Earth) this material formed based on this information?   3. Explain how categorizing rocks using this system (on the basis of composition) helps geologists to better understand and communicate about the Earth.

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