Basalt does have a greater specific gravity. Granite is not as dense as basalt.
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Granite and basalt are both igneous rocks; however, basalt is considered a volcanic rock, and granite is considered a plutonic rock.
Both granite ans basalt are types of igneous rock.
As it turns out, most of the ocean floor is basalt, and most of the continents are granite.
i think that basalt is the smaller crystals out of the two, as the crystals in granite are larger.
Granite is very much less dense than basalt. This is why the continental crust (mostly composed of granite) floats on Oceanic crust (made mostly of basalt). Granite is 70 % silicon. Where basalt is mainly pyroxene.
Basalt is an extrusive, mafic igneous rock, which means that it solidifies from lava at or near the surface, and is composed partly of iron and magnesium minerals. Granite is an intrusive felsic igneous rock, meaning that it solidifies from magma below the surface, and is relatively high in minerals containing silicon and aluminum. Basalt has a higher specific gravity than granite, and is also darker than granite. Basalt may have visible air pockets, frozen in place when it solidified from lava. Granite will not exhibit this characteristic. Basalt has mineral crystals that are not visible with the naked eye. Granite has visible mineral crystals.
Basalt and Granite are igneous rocks which are very hard.
Granite and basalt are both igneous rocks; however, basalt is considered a volcanic rock, and granite is considered a plutonic rock.
Granite is higher in silica than is basalt.
Granite has more silica than basalt in it.
No. Granite and basalt have different compositions and form under different circumstances.
Granite - coarse grained. Basalt - fine grained.
No. Basalt is extrusive whilst granite is intrusive, among other things.
Both granite ans basalt are types of igneous rock.
Granite.
As it turns out, most of the ocean floor is basalt, and most of the continents are granite.
i think that basalt is the smaller crystals out of the two, as the crystals in granite are larger.