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Granite forms below the surface, but it can be found at the surface where it has been exposed by erosion or uplift.

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Does granite form at the earth's surface?

No, granite forms deep within the Earth's crust from the slow cooling of magma. It is an intrusive igneous rock, meaning it forms below the surface.


Does granite cool below ground?

above


How are granite rocks made?

Granite is formed by the cooling and consolidation of felsic magma below the surface of the Earth.


Is granite a stone?

Yes. Granite is an igneous rock. It is formed when magma cools slowly below the surface of the earth.


Which type of rock can form deep below surface or above earths surface?

Igneous rock can form deep below the surface as intrusive igneous rock, or on or near the surface as extrusive igneous rock. X Answer is: Igneous


The extrusive counterpart of granite?

The extrusive chemical equivalent of intrusive granite is rhyolite.


What are found below the earth surface?

iron granite coal moten rock


Why is granite instrusive?

an granit rock formed when magma remains in pockets below the surface


What is igneous rocks that form below Eart's surface are called?

Igneous rocks that form below the Earth's surface are called intrusive or plutonic rocks. These rocks cool and solidify slowly, allowing large mineral crystals to form. Examples include granite and diorite.


Is granite formed from organisms?

No. Granite is an intrusive igneous rock, formed from the cooling, solidification, and crystalization of magma below the earth's crust/surface.


Where does igneous rock formed?

Igneous rock forms above, on, and below the surface of the Earth from the cooling and solidification of magma and lava.


Which igneous rock forms under the surface?

Intrusive igneous rock forms from the cooling of magma below the surface. Granite, for example.