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Granite is more expensive as it is made under the earth (metamorphic rock) and harder to extract than sandstone which is a sedimentary rock
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A layer of sandstone is in contact with a mass of granite The granite contains small pieces of the sandstone Which rock is older?
The Granite
What is more expensive marble granite or limestone?
Marble is more expensive.
If a mass of granite is in contact with a layer of sandstone that contains small pieces of the granite which rock is older?
granite
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.
How is granite different to sandstone?
Granite is an Igneous rock, sandstone is a sedimentary rock, sandstone is made up of grains that are bonded together lightly, you can even rub some of the grains off with your hands. Granite is not made from grains, they are deep into the mountains, and used for building materials, they even have crystals in them.
Which rock holds more water shale sandstone or granite?
granite
How does change granite into sandstone?
Granite becomes Sandstone when water erodes the Granite on Earths surface, and then deposits the sediment.
A layer of sandstone is in contact with a mass of granite The granite contains small pieces of the sandstone Which rock is older?
The Granite
Which rock is more porous granite sandstone or slate?
Granite particles are interlocked as the minerals formed from the slow cooling of molten material. Sandstone does not have the same interlocking crystal system, and voids between particles are generally larger.
Is sandstone a scoria granite or pumice?
None of those. Scoria, Pumice and Granite are igneous rocks. Sandstone is sedimentary.
If a layer of sandstone is in contact with a mass of granite that contains small pieces of the sandstone which rock is older?
granite is older, Granite goes back more than 300 mya to the Ancestral Rockies or the first Rocky Mountains-Fountain Formation
Is the great wall of China made of granite or sandstone?
granite
What is more expensive marble granite or limestone?
Marble is more expensive.
5 varieties of rocks?
Granite Basalt Shale Sandstone Marble (there are lots more)
What is the daughter rock of granite?
it is sandstone
What rocks is the texture of sandpaper granite shale sandstone marble?
granite
Which gives smoother surface when polished granite sandstone brick or concrete?
Granite.
