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A vein in rock is a line that contains another mineral besides the larger percentage of what the rock is made up of. A vein, for example, could be a vein of coal in a coal mine. Coal is extracted out of the rock.
Emanuel Stehr
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What is the difference between a dike and a vein deposit?
Vein :mass of rock which occupy fissures in other rocks, Dike is sedimentary layer cuts across preexisting rocks.
Describe how a vein of silver forms from a solution?
A vein of silver forms from a solution by vein minerals that form in fissures in the existing rock, either thru deposition by mineral saturated hydrothermal fluids, or injection of magma and subsequent cooling.
What is veinlet in geology?
Small vein, usually offshoot of a bigger vein
Is iron a igneous or sedimentary rock?
Iron, or Iron Ore, is a mineral that is found within rock. It would be more likely to be found in igneous rocks as a vein or ore to be mined. However, red sandstone has particles of iron ore within it, which give it the reddy colour.
Rocks and minerals form in response to earth's what?
Internal and external processes
What is a rock with layers called?
Rock Strata Vein (as in vein of coal)
What is a vein rock?
A vein in rock is a line that contains another mineral besides the larger percentage of what the rock is made up of. A vein, for example, could be a vein of coal in a coal mine. Coal is extracted out of the rock.
Is vein a sedimentary rock?
no
How are a vein of rock and a inclusion similar?
the vein is melted♣original rEHEHusion are sediments or melted rock sPSSDSD
What is the oldest type of rock?
The rock on the way bottom, but not the vein
A narrow channel or slab of a mineral that is different from the surrounding rock is called a what?
sulfur rock
What is a vein of metal ore?
An ore vein is a crack or crevice in a rock where minerals can be found.
What is a long narrow deposits of a mineral in rock?
That would be referred to as a vein, or if a valuable mineral, an ore vein.
What are veins in rocks?
A vein in a rock is some other material than the surrounding rock.
What are the mineral called that are formed in the narrow channels or slabs of rock?
it is a vein
What is a hydrothermal vent?
A vein is a deposit of minerals found within a rock fracture that are not part of the host rock. A hydrothermal vein is a vein which is filled with minerals that contain large amounts of water. This water is chemically bound water, meaning that it is part of the chemical formula for that mineral.
A narrow channel or slab of a mineral that is much different from the surrounding rock is called a?
Vein
