Yes, it has been named so officially because of the uncanny resemblance it bears with its namesake. The rock was reportedly discovered in November 2020. It is so rare that it is worth $10,000 (Rs 7,30,149) approximately. He is not guessing the price off-handedly.
No. Obsidian is just one of many types of volcanic rock.
Not necessarily. It canbe as heavy as ordinary rock, or much ligher. The lightest rock on earth, pumice, is a volcanic rock. It is light enough to float in water.
No. Volcanic rock is not flammable.
It is fairly easy to determine the age of lava or volcanic ash using radiometric dating, but much harder with sedimentary rock. But, if a layer of sedimentary rock is in between two layers of volcanic rock, then we know if had to have formed after the first layer and before the second one. If we know how old the volcanic layers are, then we have a general idea of how old the sedimentary layer is as well.
Volcanic islands are formed by volcanoes and are therefore composed of volcanic rock.
Niether. Volcanic rock is a mixture.
Kimberlite is a volcanic rock. Kenyte is a volcanic rock found on Mount Kenya.
Yes, pumice is a volcanic rock that is formed from the solidification of frothy volcanic lava. It is known for its porous and lightweight nature, making it float on water.
Basalt is the iron-rich volcanic rock that makes up much of the ocean floor. It forms from the cooling and solidification of magma that erupts through underwater volcanic activity, such as mid-ocean ridges. Basalt is a key component of Earth's oceanic crust.
Volcanic rock forms by lava that has come from a volcano, cools and solidifies to form the rock.
A slab of volcanic rock is called a "lava flow" or a "lava rock".
Volcanic rock.