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What igneous rock family contains the highest proportion of silica?
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Felsic igneous rock contains the highest proportion of silica. Granites are felsic igneous rocks.
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What family is obsidian in?
Obsidian is part of the Granite family of igneous rocks.
What rock in the igneous family are medium colored and have no silica?
Igneous rocks that are medium colored and have no silica are called mafic rocks. They are mainly composed of magnesium and iron.
The solidified lava of a volcano belongs to which rock family?
igneous rocks are made of solidified lava.
What group or family does the mineral diamond belong to?
Diamond belong to the Igneous rock group!!
What is an unidentified light colored igneous rock that is made up of potassium feldspar and quartz what family of igneous rocks does the rock belong?
Granite is an igneous intrusive rock (crystallized at depth), with felsic composition (rich in silica and predominately quartz plus potassium-rich feldspar plus sodium-rich plagioclase) and phaneritic, subeuhedral texture.
What family is intrusive rock in?
Igneous
Is granite in the igneous family?
Yes. Granite is one of the most common igneous rocks.
Light colored igneous rocks are part of what family?
The felsic family.
What family is obsidian in?
Obsidian is part of the Granite family of igneous rocks.
What rock family does diamond belone to?
igneous rocks
What is the Highest instrument in the brass family?
The highest instrument in the Brass Family is the Trumpet.
What is the highest sounding in the string family?
The highest instrument of the string family is the violin.
What family does the trumpet come from?
The trumpet is the highest member of the brass family. By highest I mean it can go the highest in pitch.
What is the highest sounding instrument in the string family?
The highest instrument of the string family is the violin.
Which instrument of the percussion family has the highest pitch?
The chimes have the highest pitch in the percussion family.
Light-colored igneous rocks are generally part of the?
felsic family
Light colored igneous rocks are generally part of the?
felsic family
