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Igneous rocks are the most common type of rocks on earth.

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Q: Which type of rocks are most abundent on earth?
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What type of rocks of the most abundant on earth?

Granite.


Which type of mineral is the main component of most rocks on earth?

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What type of mineral is the main component of most rocks on earth?

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What is the most common type of rock on earth's surface?

Sedimentary Rocks. 75% of rocks exposed to the surface are sedimentary.


The most abundant type of rock is?

Most of the rocks of the earth's crust are igneous, although sedimentary rocks usually cover them. Basalt is the most common type of igneous rock and it covers the ocean floor and thus, exists over two-thirds of the earth's surface!


Metamorphic rocks are probably the most common rock type found in the Earth's crust?

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What are the most common type of rock found at the earths surface and in the earths crust?

Sedimentary rocks is the most common rock type. 75% of all rocks on earth are Sedimentary.


What type of rocks make up most of Earths surface?

Sedimentary rock is the most common Earth surface rock.


What type of rock is there most of?

Most of the Earth's crust is made up of igneousrocks but much of igneous rock is under the surface and not seen. Most of the rocks you see, those exposed on the surface, are sedimentary rocks.


Exposure of rocks at earth's surface to water and atmospheric conditions is most likely to cause?

Exposure of rocks at the earth's surface to water and atmospheric conditions is most likely to cause erosion. The Grand Canyon is a good example of this type of exposure.


Which type of rock is most commonly found buried deep under mountains or in the Earth's crust?

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What type of rock can only form on or near earths surface?

Sedimentary rocks are the type of rocks that can only form on or very near Earth's surface. Sedimentary rocks form from weathering processes that occur on Earth's surface.