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Luster means that something has a shiny or glossy surface. Basalt is a rock that does not have a luster at all.
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∙ 14y agoOn a fractured surface, no. If polished, yes.
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∙ 6y agoNo, basalt is usually rough and pitted.
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Is basalt older than sandstone?
== == Some basalts may be older than some sandstones, but ages of sandstones and basalts vary tremendously. Some sandstones are therefore older than some basalts. Oceanic basalts are rarely over 200 million years in age.
What is basalts cleavage?
Basalt does not have cleavage, it has fracture.
What type of magma does mount shasta have?
Basalts and Andesites
What is the luster of phosphorus?
Luster of tin
What is the luster of a graphite?
Graphite is black and posseses dull appearance
Is basalt older than sandstone?
== == Some basalts may be older than some sandstones, but ages of sandstones and basalts vary tremendously. Some sandstones are therefore older than some basalts. Oceanic basalts are rarely over 200 million years in age.
What is basalts cleavage?
Basalt does not have cleavage, it has fracture.
What do hot spots do?
flood basalts and volcanoes
Why don't flood basalts build volcanic cones?
Flood basalts build volcanic cones because flood basalts are believed to originate when the head of a mantle hotspot first arrives beneath the base of a plate. Because of this, they are unable to build volcanic cones.
Why are the crystals in pillows basalts smaller than those in many other examples of basalts?
A factor that determines crystal size in igneous rocks is the speed in which the lava/ magma crystallised or froze. As pillow basalts form at mid ocean ridges where magma is erupted into direct contact with the cold sea water the crystals form very fast and are therefore small. Other basalts erupted on land still have relatively small crystals and crystallised relatively fast but overall slower then pillow basalts.
What is the main mineral type in oceanic plates?
basalts
What do hot spots form?
flood basalts and volcanoes
What types of rock are associated with shield volcanoes?
Basalts.
What is basalts crystal structure?
It is rich in iron and magnesium
What type of magma does mount shasta have?
Basalts and Andesites
The Columbia plateau is an excellent example of?
flood basalts
Does nickel have luster?
the answer is luster/
