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Where would you expect to find lava solidifying into basalt?
You would expect to find lava solidifying into basalt at the surface of a volcano or lava flow. Basalt is a common volcanic rock that forms when lava cools and solidifies quickly, usually in areas with high volcanic activity.
What was the basalt and igneous rock formed by?
Basalt and igneous rocks were formed by what we would call magma/lava
If a lava flow at Earth's surface had a basaltic composition what rock type would the flow likely turn into upon solidification?
It would form into the rock basalt, an extrusive, mafic, igneous rock.
What kind of lava comes from Mt Fuji?
basalt lava
What is the lava of surtsey?
the magma and lava in Surtsey are of alkali olivine basalt, which is the type of basalt found in Vestmannaeyjar (Westman Islands)
What is the meaning ofBASALTIC?
Pertaining to basalt; formed of, or containing, basalt; as basaltic lava.
How could you tell if a volcano makes felsite or basalt lava?
Thin lava
What makes basalt?
cooling lava from volcanoes.
What is the most common rock formed when lava flows over the surface of the earth?
That would be the rock basalt.
Is basalt igneous sedimentary metamorphic?
Basalt is an igneous rock . . . it is pretty much hardened lava.
Where is basalt born?
Basalt is formed when low-silica lava erupts from a volcano and later cools.
Is Scoria rock igneous?
Yes,Scoria (a type of Basalt) Basalt is a dark-colored rock that formed as lava cooled and hardened. Scoria is a type of basalt that's full of bubble holes. The bubbles formed as the lava was blasted out of a volcano, and were trapped as the lava cooled and hardened.
