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The sandstone would have to be melted first by descending into the lower crust at a subduction zone. Once melted it would have to rise through the crust cooling slowly to allow the formation of typical large crystal granite texture and allow steam to outgas from the melt before solidification.
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A layer of sandstone is in contact with a mass of granite The granite contains small pieces of the sandstone Which rock is older?
The Granite
What metamorphic rock does shale and granite turn into?
Shale turns into slate, granite into gneiss.
If a mass of granite is in contact with a layer of sandstone that contains small pieces of the granite which rock is older?
granite
Is granite or sandstone more expensive?
Granite is more expensive as it is made under the earth (metamorphic rock) and harder to extract than sandstone which is a sedimentary rock
What is the odd one out of granite basalt sandstone?
Sandstone is the odd one out as it is a sedimentary rock, as opposed to granite and basalt which are respectively felsic and mafic igneous rocks.
What sedimentary rock does granite turn into?
Gneiss turns into granite. Though it comes from shale."GNEISS can turn to migmatite and then totally recrystallize into granite."
How does change granite into sandstone?
Granite becomes Sandstone when water erodes the Granite on Earths surface, and then deposits the sediment.
A layer of sandstone is in contact with a mass of granite The granite contains small pieces of the sandstone Which rock is older?
The Granite
What metamorphic rock does shale and granite turn into?
Shale turns into slate, granite into gneiss.
Is sandstone a scoria granite or pumice?
None of those. Scoria, Pumice and Granite are igneous rocks. Sandstone is sedimentary.
Is the great wall of China made of granite or sandstone?
granite
What is the daughter rock of granite?
it is sandstone
What rocks is the texture of sandpaper granite shale sandstone marble?
granite
Which rock holds more water shale sandstone or granite?
granite
Which gives smoother surface when polished granite sandstone brick or concrete?
Granite.
If a mass of granite is in contact with a layer of sandstone that contains small pieces of the granite which rock is older?
granite
What sedimentary rock forms from granite?
sandstone
