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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.
Which does not belong shale limestone sandstone or basalt?
Basalt. Shale, Sandstone, and Limestone are all sedimentary rocks
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.
What metamorphic rock does shale and granite turn into?
Shale turns into slate, granite into gneiss.
What is an organic biogenic sedimentary rock - basalt coal sandstone or conglomerate?
Coal is the only rock on the list which is an organic / biogenic sedimentary rock. Sandstone and conglomerate are both clastic sedimentary rocks and basalt is a mafic extrusive igneous rock.
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.
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.
Which does not belong shale limestone sandstone or basalt?
Basalt. Shale, Sandstone, and Limestone are all sedimentary rocks
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.
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.
What is quartzite in relation to basalt?
Quartzite is metamorphosed quartz sandstone. Basalt is an extrusive igneous rock.
Does sandstone weather faster than basalt?
yes
What are examples of two intrusive rocks?
Basalt and sandstone.
What does not belong and why shale basalt sandstone limestone?
Basalt does not belong; it is an igneous rock and all the rest of them are sedimentary.
What are two examples of non intrusive rocks?
Basalt and sandstone.
What metamorphic rock does shale and granite turn into?
Shale turns into slate, granite into gneiss.
What is subsoil made out of?
The parent material (ie: basalt, quarts, sandstone)
