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Most of the oceanic crust is made of peridotite. Some basalt and gabbro may also be found.
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Which rock makes continental and oceanic crust?
Continental crust is made of granite. Oceanic crust is made of basalt.
What type of rock primarily makes up oceanic crust and continental crust?
Continental: granite oceanic: basalt
What is the dark colored rock that makes up the oceanic crust?
Basalt !! :)
Do rock make the crust of earth?
most granite but the oceanic crust is mostly made of basalt.
What happens to mantle rock descending oceanic crust scrapes past continental crust?
The mantle rock descending from the oceanic crust causes the water in oceanic crust to be released. This lowers the melting point of the rock and causes it to melt.
What is the dark color rock that makes up the most of the oceanic crust is?
Basalt.
Which rock makes continental and oceanic crust?
Continental crust is made of granite. Oceanic crust is made of basalt.
What is the rock that makes up oceanic crust?
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What type of rock primarily makes up oceanic crust and continental crust?
Continental: granite oceanic: basalt
Most of the continental crust and oceanic crust is composed of what?
Igneous rock.
What type of rock makes up the continental and oceanic crust?
basalt forms in oceanic crust granite forms in continental
What is the dark colored rock that makes up the oceanic crust?
Basalt !! :)
What does ocean crust mean in science?
The oceanic crust is the part of the earth's crust that is below the ocean. The rock that makes up the oceanic crust is about 200 million years old.
What is the main type of rock in oceanic crust?
The crust is divided into two types: oceanic crust and continental crust. Oceanic crust, found under the ocean floor, is made of dense rocks such as basalt. It is about 7 kilometers (4 miles) thick. Continental crust, found under land masses, is made of less dense rocks such as granite.
What makes up oceanic crust?
The bulk of oceanic crust is composed of the extrusive rock basalt, the remainder being lithified and non-lithified sediments.
Fine-grained black rock that makes up the oceanic crust?
Basalt.
Do rock make the crust of earth?
most granite but the oceanic crust is mostly made of basalt.
