sandstone will weather faster because it is softer than granite.
The sandstone layer is older than the basalt. The older rock cannot be on top of the younger rock. The sandstone and the basalt (or basalt dike) are both deposited at the same depth.
If the sandstone is below the basalt layer, it is older. Though caution is advised, to make sure it is really a basalt layer and not an intrusion of gabbro. Other indicators that the sandstone is older is evidence of alteration to the sandstone where the two meet (called a "baked contact") and pieces of sandstone being found in the the basalt.
Because granite forms instrusively. Under the ground so they cools slow and that's why they have large crystals. Basalt froms extrusivelt. They cools so fast and that's why they have small crystals than granite
Pillow basalt is formed from solidifying lava which erupts under the surface of a body of water. Because of this, it cools much faster, allowing less time for crystal growth.
sandstone will weather faster because it is softer than granite.
The sandstone layer is older than the basalt. The older rock cannot be on top of the younger rock. The sandstone and the basalt (or basalt dike) are both deposited at the same depth.
The sandstone layer is older than the basalt. The older rock cannot be on top of the younger rock. The sandstone and the basalt (or basalt dike) are both deposited at the same depth.
If the sandstone is below the basalt layer, it is older. Though caution is advised, to make sure it is really a basalt layer and not an intrusion of gabbro. Other indicators that the sandstone is older is evidence of alteration to the sandstone where the two meet (called a "baked contact") and pieces of sandstone being found in the the basalt.
Basaltic lava flows much faster than ryholitic lava.
coz ya mum said so!
The denser the faster. ie: it will travel faster through quartz than sandstone.
Olivine would weather faster than quartz
Because granite forms instrusively. Under the ground so they cools slow and that's why they have large crystals. Basalt froms extrusivelt. They cools so fast and that's why they have small crystals than granite
Pillow basalt is formed from solidifying lava which erupts under the surface of a body of water. Because of this, it cools much faster, allowing less time for crystal growth.
Small particles weather faster than larger particles because they have a smaller surface area. For example, pebbles weather faster than boulders because the have less areas to cover.
Gabbro has much larger grains that basalt does. This is because basalt cools faster than gabbro and has less time to form crystals.