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How do you separate graphite from the surrounding rock?
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Graphite is not usually extracted from rocks. Graphite is manufactured in an electric furnace heating an ordinary source of carbon (e.g. coke, charcoal) under high pressure without any oxygen.
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A sheet of igneous rock that protrudes into the surrounding layers of rock?
It is called a dike.
What rock is graphite?
Yes. Graphite is a mineral with a crystalline structure.
How is the igneous rock changed to sedimentary rock?
Sedimentary rock goes deep in the Earth and reaches magma. It then melts and becomes part of the magma. Since the newly formed magma is less dense than the surrounding rock it is lighter than the surrounding rock and it goes up and cools. It then becomes an Igneous rock.
Can the interaction between magma and surrounding rock cause changes in the rock?
Yes. The rock will get hot, of course, and some pieces of rock will become magma itself.
What is the geologic term for a tabular body of igneous rock that is parallel to the surrounding rock layers?
It's called a concordant igneous intrusion, or a sill.
Is graphite a clastic rock or a non clastic rock?
niether. Graphite is a mineral, not a rock.
What is the texture of Graphite rock?
It is smooth. Graphite is made up of crystals. It will have angles.
Is Graphite soft?
No, graphite is not soft. In fact, if you find a graphite rock, it is extremely hard. It is often very colorful, though.
What is graphite schist?
It is a medium-grade metamorphic rock with a preponderance of the platy mineral graphite.
Does magnetite conduct electricity?
Rock is generally an insulator. Note that the color of a rock is usually not a good indicator of is composition of properties.
Is graphite non-foliated or foliated?
Graphite is a foliated metamorphic rock originating from Bituminous Coal.
Where is graphite for pencils found?
sometimes under ground.but as graphite is a rock it is mostly found in its rocky form
Is graphite igneous sedimentary or metamorphic?
Graphite is a mineral, not a rock that is classified as metamorphic, igneous or sedimentary.
What is the opposite of surrounding?
Wouldn't that be MONO. ;-)
What igneous rock does graphite turn into?
Party Rocking in my pants
Which is older the sill or the rock surrounding it?
the country rock
What can be made of graphite?
Graphite is pure carbon. A diamond is also pure carbon in a very specific crystal. Yet diamonds do not conduct electricity and graphite does. Graphite can form in plate like arrays of hexagonal crystals and in an amorphous, powdery form.
