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A vein in rock is a line that contains another mineral besides the larger percentage of what the rock is made up of. A vein, for example, could be a vein of coal in a coal mine. Coal is extracted out of the rock.
Emanuel Stehr
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What is the difference between a dike and a vein deposit?
Vein :mass of rock which occupy fissures in other rocks, Dike is sedimentary layer cuts across preexisting rocks.
Describe how a vein of silver forms from a solution?
A vein of silver forms from a solution by vein minerals that form in fissures in the existing rock, either thru deposition by mineral saturated hydrothermal fluids, or injection of magma and subsequent cooling.
A lode is a layer of minerals that has been deposited in a stream bed True or False?
False. A lode is a metal-bearing vein of rock found within a vein of ore, typically in conjunction with crustal faults. It is usually a solid mineral deposit embedded in rock, not in a stream bed.
What is veinlet in geology?
Small vein, usually offshoot of a bigger vein
Is iron a igneous or sedimentary rock?
Iron, or Iron Ore, is a mineral that is found within rock. It would be more likely to be found in igneous rocks as a vein or ore to be mined. However, red sandstone has particles of iron ore within it, which give it the reddy colour.
What is a rock with layers called?
Rock Strata Vein (as in vein of coal)
What is a vein rock?
A vein in rock is a line that contains another mineral besides the larger percentage of what the rock is made up of. A vein, for example, could be a vein of coal in a coal mine. Coal is extracted out of the rock.
Is vein a sedimentary rock?
no
How are a vein of rock and a inclusion similar?
the vein is melted♣original rEHEHusion are sediments or melted rock sPSSDSD
What is the oldest type of rock?
The rock on the way bottom, but not the vein
A narrow channel or slab of a mineral that is different from the surrounding rock is called a what?
sulfur rock
What is a long narrow deposits of a mineral in rock?
A long narrow deposit of a mineral in rock is typically referred to as a vein. Veins are formed when minerals are transported by fluids and deposited in cracks or fissures within existing rock formations. These deposits can be valuable sources of various minerals and metals.
What are veins in rocks?
A vein in a rock is some other material than the surrounding rock.
What are the mineral called that are formed in the narrow channels or slabs of rock?
it is a vein
A narrow channel or slab of a mineral that is much different from the surrounding rock is called a?
Vein
Vein minerals are metal deposits that occur in the cracks of rocks?
Vein minerals can contain deposits of metals and other minerals, and occur in fissures or cracks of rock.
What is the difference between a dike and a vein deposit?
Vein :mass of rock which occupy fissures in other rocks, Dike is sedimentary layer cuts across preexisting rocks.
