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Granite is one of the main rocks that makes up the continental crust.
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The light colored rock that makes up most of the continental crust is what?
Granite is the light-colored rock that makes up most of Earth's continental crust.
Most of the continental crust and oceanic crust is composed of what?
Igneous rock.
Where does the oceanic crust begin?
The continental shelf is normally made out of continental crust, the oceanic crust begins at the base of the continental rise. However in most places the oceanic crust near the continental margins is covered by continental sediments (eroded form the continents) carried down onto the Oceanic planes by deep sea canyons running off the continental rises.
What kind of igneous rock makes up most continental crust rocks?
granite or rhyolite
What is the most common type of rock in the earth?
Continental crust--granite. Oceanic crust--basalt.
The light colored rock that makes up most of the continental crust is what?
Granite is the light-colored rock that makes up most of Earth's continental crust.
What is a common intrusive rock that makes up most of the continental crust?
granite
What is the light colored rock with a course texture which makes up most of the continental crust?
Granite
What is the light-colored rock that makes up most of the continental crust?
granite or rhyolite
Most of the continental crust and oceanic crust is composed of what?
Igneous rock.
Is the continental crust thinner and denser in most areas than the oceanic crust?
No, in fact it is the opposite. The continental crust is thicker and less dense than the oceanic crust.
Where does the oceanic crust begin?
The continental shelf is normally made out of continental crust, the oceanic crust begins at the base of the continental rise. However in most places the oceanic crust near the continental margins is covered by continental sediments (eroded form the continents) carried down onto the Oceanic planes by deep sea canyons running off the continental rises.
What kind of igneous rock makes up most continental crust rocks?
granite or rhyolite
What layer of the crust is the most dense?
Oceanic crust is more dense than continental crust.
What compose most of Earth's continental crust?
Silicate minerals compose the crust.
Which mineral is found most frequently in both granitic continental crust and basaltic continental crust?
Plagioclase Feldspar and Biotite and Amphibole
What Crust that is made of land?
Simply put, that crust which is above sea level. Most (but not all) of this crust is also "continental" crust.
