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Granite does not have rounded grains but contains interlocking grains. An example of a rock with rounded grains is a sandstone.
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What are rounded grains?
Rounded grains are those that used to be a cubic block and due to chemical weathering the edged have weathered. This led to a rounded grains.
What material is the most earthquake resistant?
Granite
Where does van gogh granite come from?
It is a kind of granite found in Brazil.
How is gneiss similar to granite?
Granite is an igneous rock and gneiss is a metamorphic rock.
What is it called when granite makes up the continental crust?
I think granite is continental crust
Does granite have Gaps between the Grains?
No. Granite does not have gaps between the grains. The crystals in an intrusive igneous rock are interlocking.
What rock has large mineral grains?
Fine grains of rocks are referred to as "clasts." The word "clast" comes from the Greek word "klastos," meaning "broken."
Granite have small or large grains?
Large grains, and crystals
Which rock has large mineral grains granite obsidian basalt or pumice?
Granite
What are rounded grains?
Rounded grains are those that used to be a cubic block and due to chemical weathering the edged have weathered. This led to a rounded grains.
Does granite have grains sometimes called crystals?
no
What colour are the biggest grains in a granite?
black
Why do they call granite granite?
Granite is actually made of mineral grains that are stuck together and solidified. It appears that the name "granite" comes from the based word "grain".
How is granite different to sandstone?
Granite is an Igneous rock, sandstone is a sedimentary rock, sandstone is made up of grains that are bonded together lightly, you can even rub some of the grains off with your hands. Granite is not made from grains, they are deep into the mountains, and used for building materials, they even have crystals in them.
Are rocks composed of numerous distinct grains?
Yes. The grains can be microscopic, as in sandstone, or quite large, as in granite.
Which rock has large mineral grains?
granite
Quartz and potassium feldspar grains are the main constituents of which rock?
Felsic igneous rock, like granite.
