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Ocean basins are primarily made of the igneous rock, basalt.
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Are most plate boundaries on continents or in ocean basins?
In ocean basins
What is the most extrusive igneous rock?
Basalt is the most common extrusive igneous rock.
Which is not a common extrusive igneous rock?
There are so many rocks that can be classified as not a common extrusive igneous rock. The most common extrusive igneous rock is basalt. Extrusive rocks are formed as a result of lava solidifying.
Which type of rocks are most abundent on earth?
Igneous rocks are the most common type of rocks on earth.
What is the most common type of intrusive rock?
igneous rock
Are most plate boundaries on continents or in ocean basins?
In ocean basins
Are most plates boundaries continents or in ocean basins?
In ocean basins
Are igneous rocks the most common rocks?
Igneous rock is by far the most common rock of the crust.
What is the most extrusive igneous rock?
Basalt is the most common extrusive igneous rock.
What is the most common igneous rock on the ocean floor?
Basalt is the igneous rock which makes up most of the ocean floors. It is smooth and velvety-black in appearance and very hard. New seafloor is constantly produced at the mid-ocean rifts, where areas between spreading tectonic plates are infilled with rapidly cooling lava.
The most abundant type of rock is?
Most of the rocks of the earth's crust are igneous, although sedimentary rocks usually cover them. Basalt is the most common type of igneous rock and it covers the ocean floor and thus, exists over two-thirds of the earth's surface!
Is granite in the igneous family?
Yes. Granite is one of the most common igneous rocks.
What is the most common extrusive igneous rock?
Basalt
What property is common to most dark-colored igneous rocks?
Most dark-colored igneous rocks have a high density.
What property is common to most dark colored igneous rocks?
Most dark-colored igneous rocks have a high density.
The most common continental igneous rock?
Granite
What is the most common rock in the solar system?
igneous.
