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What type of rock primarily makes up oceanic crust and continental crust?
Continental: granite oceanic: basalt
Which type of crust will rise on top of the other?
Continental crust over Oceanic crust.
Is a metamorphic rock made in earths crust?
Yes. Metamorphic rocks are any other type of rock (igneous or sedimentary) that has been deformed and altered by exposure to heat, as in from an igneous intrusion or proximity to the mantle.
What is the dominant rock type in the ocean crust and in the continental crust?
Basalt is the dominant rock in the ocean crust. And I assume Granite is dominant for continental crust.
What part of the crust is made of dark igneous basalt type rock?
Oceanic crust.
Is the mantle a solid or something else?
The mantle layer of the planet Earth is made of hot liquid rock (called magma). The crust, upon which we live and type, floats on the mantle.
Which type of rock makes up most of the Earth's crust and why?
The type of rock that makes up most of the Earth's crust is igneous. It is the most common rock type because it has been forming billions of years ago, along with most formations on Earth.
What type of rock primarily makes up oceanic crust and continental crust?
Continental: granite oceanic: basalt
What type of rock makes up the continental and oceanic crust?
basalt forms in oceanic crust granite forms in continental
Which type of crust will rise on top of the other?
Continental crust over Oceanic crust.
What rock does the upper mantle contain?
The dominant rock type of the upper mantle is peridotite.
What type of crust extends deeper into Earth's mantle?
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What type of crust is most dense?
the thickest part of the crust is the continental crust.
Which rock group makes up least of earths crust?
Just to say: This question refers to rock groups. Not what type of rock.Igneous rocks make up most of the earth's crust.
Is a metamorphic rock made in earths crust?
Yes. Metamorphic rocks are any other type of rock (igneous or sedimentary) that has been deformed and altered by exposure to heat, as in from an igneous intrusion or proximity to the mantle.
What type of rock is found in continental crust?
All three rock types are found in continental crust, with a preponderance of granitic type igneous rock.
What is the dominant rock type in the ocean crust and in the continental crust?
Basalt is the dominant rock in the ocean crust. And I assume Granite is dominant for continental crust.
