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Basalt has a greater specific gravity than granite?
Basalt does have a greater specific gravity. Granite is not as dense as basalt.
Are basaltic igneous rocks lower in density than granitic rocks?
Granite is very much less dense than basalt. This is why the continental crust (mostly composed of granite) floats on Oceanic crust (made mostly of basalt). Granite is 70 % silicon. Where basalt is mainly pyroxene.
Would it be easier to drill through the oceanic crust or the continental crust?
Continental crust is easier. Continental crust is less dense than oceanic crust, which is made of basalt. (Basalt is very dense.)
What are the colors of basalt and granite?
Basalt is generally dark, mostly appearing as gray, black, or greenish. Granite is lighter than basalt, and ranges from dark red to white.
What is the difference between basalt and granite?
Granite is lighter in color than basalt. The color of the rocks is dependent on the mineral composition of the rock. Basalt is basic and contains a substantial amount of olivine whereas granite is acidic and is rich in quartz.Basalt is an extrusive igneous rock with small mineral crystals, formed when magma cools and solidifies rapidly; this is usually on the surface of Earth's crust, especially at incidents of seafloor spreading on the ocean floor as contact with seawater cools the magma rapidly.Granite is the foundation of the continental crust. Basalt is the foundation of oceanic crust.Granite is an intrusive igneous rock made from visible mineral crystals, a result of cooling over a longer period of time under the surface of the Earth.Another difference between basalt and granite include their joints. Basalt splits along columnar planes while granite splits along horizontal planes. This difference is due to the difference in their cooling process.granite is a sedimentary rock and basalt is a metamorphic rock
What rock has more silica granite or basalt?
Granite is higher in silica than is basalt.
Which rock has more silica granite or basalt?
Granite has more silica than basalt in it.
Basalt has a greater specific gravity than granite?
Basalt does have a greater specific gravity. Granite is not as dense as basalt.
Which is more dense basalt or granite?
Granite.
Are basaltic igneous rocks lower in density than granitic rocks?
Granite is very much less dense than basalt. This is why the continental crust (mostly composed of granite) floats on Oceanic crust (made mostly of basalt). Granite is 70 % silicon. Where basalt is mainly pyroxene.
Would it be easier to drill through the oceanic crust or the continental crust?
Continental crust is easier. Continental crust is less dense than oceanic crust, which is made of basalt. (Basalt is very dense.)
Which rock has a darker color basalt or granite?
Basalt is generally darker than granite due to mineral composition.
State one observable characteristic other than crystal size that makes granite different from basalt?
Granite is lighter in color than basalt.
What are the colors of basalt and granite?
Basalt is generally dark, mostly appearing as gray, black, or greenish. Granite is lighter than basalt, and ranges from dark red to white.
Why does Granite take much longer to form than Basalt?
hmmm, granite is intrusive, formed and cooled slowly at depth with larger individual crystals. Basalt is extrusive, fine grained (small crystals and cooled quickly. The intrusive equivalent of basalt is gabbro. For granite; rhylolite
How does Basalt differ from granite?
Basalt is an extrusive, mafic igneous rock, which means that it solidifies from lava at or near the surface, and is composed partly of iron and magnesium minerals. Granite is an intrusive felsic igneous rock, meaning that it solidifies from magma below the surface, and is relatively high in minerals containing silicon and aluminum. Basalt has a higher specific gravity than granite, and is also darker than granite. Basalt may have visible air pockets, frozen in place when it solidified from lava. Granite will not exhibit this characteristic. Basalt has mineral crystals that are not visible with the naked eye. Granite has visible mineral crystals.
What is the difference between schist and marble?
the granite is more crystal than basalt
