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It depends on why the Granite needs to be removed, but because Granite is so hard it is usually blasted away with dynamite to break it up into small pieces to be carried away.
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Is granite or sandstone more expensive?
Granite is more expensive as it is made under the earth (metamorphic rock) and harder to extract than sandstone which is a sedimentary rock
When granite melt within earth what extrusive rock forms?
Dn igneous rock of course stupid
What type of rock is the El Capitan Rock?
Granite
Is granite a soft rock?
Granite is not a soft rock.
What rock does granite form from heat and pressure?
The ONLY rock that Granite forms is the metamorphic rock Gneiss. Granite is the parent rock of Gneiss.
Granite is formed from magma inside earth which type of rock is granite?
Granite is an igneous rock.
Does granite have a descendant rock?
no it has been granite all the time the earth was here
Which is most abundant on earth mantle material or granite rock or liquid water or basalt or inner core?
granite rock
Does the rock granite typifiy earth's crust?
Yes, it does.
What rock is granite?
A granitic rock is an igneous rock formed by magma cooling as it approaches the earth's surface. Different rocks within the granite family are distinguished by whether they cool beneath the surface of the earth or above it. The crystalline structure of the rocks varies based on this.
What type of rock originally covered the earth's surface?
Granite
Where is radon most commonly found on earth?
In granite rock
How can a piece of granite can be changed from an igneous rock to a sedimatery rock and then to a metaphoric?
A piece of granite can be changed from an igneous rock to a sedimentary rock, and then to a metamorphic rock as it gets buried deeper within the Earth's crust.
Is granite a stone?
Yes. Granite is an igneous rock. It is formed when magma cools slowly below the surface of the earth.
Granite that has formed from melted rock inside Earth is called?
magma
Is granite or sandstone more expensive?
Granite is more expensive as it is made under the earth (metamorphic rock) and harder to extract than sandstone which is a sedimentary rock
What rock is a granite rock?
A granitic rock is an igneous rock formed by magma cooling as it approaches the earth's surface. Different rocks within the granite family are distinguished by whether they cool beneath the surface of the earth or above it. The crystalline structure of the rocks varies based on this.
