wht is the continental crust made of?
Continental crust is composed of igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary rock. The majority of the continental crust is covered in a thin layer of sedimentary rock, but the vast majority of the continental crust is composed of igneous rock, similar in chemistry and density to granite.
The continental crust is COMPOSED OF MOSTLY GRANITE (correct for Apex)
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the continental crust is made of granite, igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary rocks.
Igneous rock.
Two differences are that the oceanic crust is more dense than continental, and continental crust is composed mostly of granite, while oceanic is mostly basalt
Composed mostly of granite, the continental crust is the layer of igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks which forms the continents and the areas of shallow seabed close to their shores, known as continental shelves
continental crust.
Two differences are that the oceanic crust is more dense than continental, and continental crust is composed mostly of granite, while oceanic is mostly basalt
Igneous rock.
The lithosphere is composed of the oceanic and continental crust, along with the brittle uppermost mantle. The continental crust is mainly granitic, and the oceanic crust is primarily basalt.
The oceanic crust is composed mainly of basalt, rich in iron and magnesium. The continental crust is composed mainly of granite, rich in aluminum. Although they are both rich in oxygen and silicon, the rocks that compose the oceanic crust are of higher density than the rocks that compose the continental crust.
Igneous rock.
Continental crust is mostly composed out of granite, oceanic crust out of basalt.Continental crust is thicker and less dense than oceanic crust.
The continental crust is composed largely of granite.
Two differences are that the oceanic crust is more dense than continental, and continental crust is composed mostly of granite, while oceanic is mostly basalt
Oceanic crust is thin and composed mostly of dense basaltic rock.Continental crust is thick and composed mostly of light granitic rock.
Composed mostly of granite, the continental crust is the layer of igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks which forms the continents and the areas of shallow seabed close to their shores, known as continental shelves
Brittle rock.
continental crust.
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