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Basalt is eroded to sand by wind and rain. The sand accumulates in ocean sediment and experiences great pressures over time. After a sufficiently long time, and uplift reveals what had been sand and has become sandstone.

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How can you tell that the sandstone was not deposited on top of the basalt?

The sandstone layer is older than the basalt. The older rock cannot be on top of the younger rock. The sandstone and the basalt (or basalt dike) are both deposited at the same depth.


What is the odd one out of granite basalt sandstone?

Sandstone is the odd one out as it is a sedimentary rock, as opposed to granite and basalt which are respectively felsic and mafic igneous rocks.


Which does not belong shale limestone sandstone or basalt?

Limestone does not belong, as it is primarily composed of calcite, while the other three - shale, sandstone, and basalt - are all composed of different mineral compositions (clay minerals, quartz, and basaltic minerals, respectively).


Which does not belong shale basalt sand stone or limestone?

In the question "which does not belong; shale, basalt, sandstone, or limestone?" the answer is Basalt. Shale, Sandstone, and Limestone are all sedimentary rocks. Basalt is an Igneous rock. Shale and Sandstone are both clastic sedimentary rocks which means they come from the "pieces" or remains of rocks after weathering. Limestone is a chemical sedimentary rock which means it is deposited as a result of a chemical reaction, or a collection of material made by organisms, such as coral. volcanic basalt dykes are molten basalt that rose through existing sedimentary rock, and crystallized when it rose to the surface about 32 million years ago. The magma cools and hardens which creats a basalt stack, resistant to weather. Basalt is a common extrusive volcanic rock.It color is usually gray or close to black.


What metamorphic rock does shale and granite turn into?

Shale turns into slate, granite into gneiss.

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How can you tell that sandstone is older than a basalt layer?

If the sandstone is below the basalt layer, it is older. Though caution is advised, to make sure it is really a basalt layer and not an intrusion of gabbro. Other indicators that the sandstone is older is evidence of alteration to the sandstone where the two meet (called a "baked contact") and pieces of sandstone being found in the the basalt.


How can you tell that the sandstone was not deposited on top of basalt layers?

The sandstone layer is older than the basalt. The older rock cannot be on top of the younger rock. The sandstone and the basalt (or basalt dike) are both deposited at the same depth.


How can you tell that the sandstone was not deposited on top of the basalt?

The sandstone layer is older than the basalt. The older rock cannot be on top of the younger rock. The sandstone and the basalt (or basalt dike) are both deposited at the same depth.


What is the odd one out of granite basalt sandstone?

Sandstone is the odd one out as it is a sedimentary rock, as opposed to granite and basalt which are respectively felsic and mafic igneous rocks.


Sandstone and basalt are changed by heat and pressure to form?

Sandstone is changed into quartzite and basalt is changed into schist or gneiss through the process of metamorphism.


What are examples of two intrusive rocks?

Basalt and sandstone.


What is quartzite in relation to basalt?

Quartzite is metamorphosed quartz sandstone. Basalt is an extrusive igneous rock.


Which does not belong shale limestone sandstone or basalt?

Limestone does not belong, as it is primarily composed of calcite, while the other three - shale, sandstone, and basalt - are all composed of different mineral compositions (clay minerals, quartz, and basaltic minerals, respectively).


What are two examples of non intrusive rocks?

Basalt and sandstone.


What is subsoil made out of?

The parent material (ie: basalt, quarts, sandstone)


What rock makes up Victoria Falls?

Basalt with weak sandstone


Sandstone and basalt can be changed by heat pressure to form?

Sedimentary rocks