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Is granite gneiss marble limestone shale or basalt an igneous rock?
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∙ 15y ago
These are sedimentary rocks.
Sandstone is made of compressed grains of rock and sand.
Shale is made of compressed bits of mud and clay.
Limestone is made of compressed pieces of forms of calcium carbonate.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 16y ago(S)-Sedimentary (I)-Igneous (M)-Metamorphic Limestone-S Obsidian-I Slate-M Rock salt-Mineral (halite) Basalt-I Granite-I Sandstone-S Gneiss-M Marble-M Conglomerate-S
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∙ 12y agoLimestone is a sedimentary. Granite is metamorphic. Conglomerate is sedimentary. I hope this answers your question.
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∙ 15y agoGranite and basalt are igneous rocks.
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What are examples of igneous metamorphic and sedimentary rocks?
Igneous: * Obsidian * Granite * Diorite * Gabbro * Pumice * Basalt Metamorphic: * Slate * Phyllite * Gneiss * Mica schist * Marble * Quartzite * Granulite Sedimentary: * Limestone * Sandstone * Shale * Chert * Mudstone * Chalk
What rock group does gneiss belong?
Granite is an intrusive igneous rock, meaning it has solidified underground as opposed to solidification on the surface.
What geologic process change granite igneous rock into gneiss metamorphic rock?
Heat and pressure cause granite to change to gneiss.
What is the protolith of a quartzite?
Quartzite--sandstone. Marble--limestone. Slate--shale. Gneiss--basalt or granite.
What type of rock would result from the metamorphism of granite?
Granite is Igneous rock. It crystallizes from hot melt (magma). Metamorphic rocks can be found associated with granite as result of their contact with country (surrounding) rocks. This will be a contact metamorphism. Metamorphism of granite it self results into granitic gneisses which are coarse foliated rocks.
What are examples of igneous metamorphic and sedimentary rocks?
Igneous: * Obsidian * Granite * Diorite * Gabbro * Pumice * Basalt Metamorphic: * Slate * Phyllite * Gneiss * Mica schist * Marble * Quartzite * Granulite Sedimentary: * Limestone * Sandstone * Shale * Chert * Mudstone * Chalk
How is gneiss similar to granite?
Granite is an igneous rock and gneiss is a metamorphic rock.
Can an igneous rock be changed into a metamorphic rock?
Yes. Among some of the more common changes, granite can become gneiss and basalt can become greenstone.
What kinds of rocks can be change into metamorphic rocks?
Many kinds of rocks both of igneous and sedimentary nature eg; Limestone (sedimentary ) to marble or granite or diorite (igneous) to gneiss.
What rock group does gneiss belong?
Granite is an intrusive igneous rock, meaning it has solidified underground as opposed to solidification on the surface.
What geologic process change granite igneous rock into gneiss metamorphic rock?
Heat and pressure cause granite to change to gneiss.
What is made of baUxite?
silicate rocks, such as granite, gneiss, basalt, and shale.
How are gneiss rocks different that granite rocks?
Gneiss rocks are products of metamorphism while granite rocks are derived from igneous activity.
What is the protolith of a quartzite?
Quartzite--sandstone. Marble--limestone. Slate--shale. Gneiss--basalt or granite.
What type of rock would result from the metamorphism of granite?
Granite is Igneous rock. It crystallizes from hot melt (magma). Metamorphic rocks can be found associated with granite as result of their contact with country (surrounding) rocks. This will be a contact metamorphism. Metamorphism of granite it self results into granitic gneisses which are coarse foliated rocks.
Granite is an example of?
Slate and gneiss are examples of metamorphic rock.
What igneous rock forms from granite?
Granite is already an igneous rock. If the granite simply melts and re-solidifies it will become granite again. If it melts and is erupted from a volcano, it will form rhyolite. If it melts and mixes with magma of a different composition, then it could form any number of igneous rocks.
