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Yes. Granite is formed underground from solidifying felsic magma.
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What are some examples of intrusive igneous rock?
Granite and gabbro are the two biggies, granite being formed underground by felsic magma, and gabbro being formed underground by mafic magma. Diorite and peridotite are two others.
Is granite and slate the same?
No. Granite is an intrusive igneous rock, formed from the solidification of magma underground. Slate is a low grade metamorphic rock formed from heat and pressure applied to deposits of shale, a sedimentary rock.
What speed does granite cool down?
Granite, the rock, is formed as magma slowly cools and crystallizes (solidifies) over great lengths of time, deep underground. The result is that visible crystals form, as the minerals have plenty of time to grow.
How are amethysts formed?
I think like granite, amethysts are formed from magma deep underground. This helps them to cool slowly forming the large crystals they have.
Does granite form from magma?
Yes, granite is formed from cooling magma.
Is granite a sedimentary rocks formed underground?
No. Granite is an igenous rock that is formed underground.
Is granite formed from the metamorphism of a shale?
No. The metamorphism of shale forms slate. Granite is formed when high-silica magma cools underground.
What are some examples of intrusive igneous rock?
Granite and gabbro are the two biggies, granite being formed underground by felsic magma, and gabbro being formed underground by mafic magma. Diorite and peridotite are two others.
What type of volcano is yosemite granite domes?
They are not volcanoes. The Yosemite granite domes are plutons, formed from molten rock that cooled deep underground.
Is granite and slate the same?
No. Granite is an intrusive igneous rock, formed from the solidification of magma underground. Slate is a low grade metamorphic rock formed from heat and pressure applied to deposits of shale, a sedimentary rock.
Is granite granite?
Granite is an intrusive igneous rock (formed from the slow cooling of magma underground), the major component of the continental crust, coarse grained, and composed of quartz along with a variety of feldspar minerals and micas.
What are rocks that form when magma cools underground?
A pluton is a body of rock formed from the cooling of magma under the surface.
Is granite a type of cooled lava?
Granite is formed from molten rock that has cooled. Since it forms underground, however, the molten rock that it forms from is called magma rather than lava.
Has Rio de Janeiro have any volcanos?
No. It does have igneous rock (granite) which was formed deep underground from magma, but this was never volcanic rock.
What speed does granite cool down?
Granite, the rock, is formed as magma slowly cools and crystallizes (solidifies) over great lengths of time, deep underground. The result is that visible crystals form, as the minerals have plenty of time to grow.
How are amethysts formed?
I think like granite, amethysts are formed from magma deep underground. This helps them to cool slowly forming the large crystals they have.
Is diamond found in granite?
No. Diamonds are found with trace minerals in volcanic pipes, which geologically are not where granite is formed. (Granite is formed from silicate; diamonds are formed from carbon.)
