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Yes, they are and this is due to the fact that they are both intrusive (a rock having been forced between preexisting rocks or rock layers while in a molten or plastic condition).
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Granite and gabbro have?
Have a similar texture
What type of igneous rock is similar to granite?
Similar to granite in composition: rhyolite. Similar to granite in formation: any intrusive igneous rock, such as gabbro or diorite. Somewhat similar in appearance: diorite, granite gneiss, and many others.
Does gabbro have a higher silica content than granite?
Gabbro has less silica than granite.
What minerals are in granite but not gabbro?
Granite contains Quartz and Plagioclase Feldspar and Gabbro does not have neither if these minerals in it.
What is the difference between granite and gabbro?
the composition
Granite and gabbro have?
Have a similar texture
Do granite and gabbro have similar crystal size?
Yes.
Does Gabbro and granite have a similar mineral composition and texture?
the textures are similar yes but gabbro is made up of calcite and olivine while granite contains biotite mica, feldspar, and quartz.
How are granite and gabbro and diorite similar?
They are all intrusive igneous rocks
What type of igneous rock is similar to granite?
Similar to granite in composition: rhyolite. Similar to granite in formation: any intrusive igneous rock, such as gabbro or diorite. Somewhat similar in appearance: diorite, granite gneiss, and many others.
Does gabbro have a higher silica content than granite?
Gabbro has less silica than granite.
What minerals are in granite but not gabbro?
Granite contains Quartz and Plagioclase Feldspar and Gabbro does not have neither if these minerals in it.
How does a Granite rock and a Gabbro rock differ from each other?
The counterpart of Granite is Rhyolite,the counterpart of Gabbro is Basalt. Gabbro is mafic(Dark coloured) ,Granite is felsic (light coloured) Granite forms from magma of Granitic composition while Gabbro forms from magma of Basaltic composition.
What is lighter gabbro or granite?
Granite is lighter because its composed of felsic minerals while gabbro is made up of dark ferromagnesian minerals.
It is sometimes called black granite?
gabbro
What is the difference between granite and gabbro?
the composition
Where do granite and gabbro crystallize?
Deep underground.
