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What rock is very fine grained and hard and splits into thin layers?
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∙ 11y ago
I believe you may be talking about Mica
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What is the purpose of the slate rock?
Slate is a fine-grained, foliated, homogeneous metamorphic of silt. It is able to be cleaved into sheets which can be used as roofing slates, or left thicker to form hard wearing paths, in house building, ornamental fireplaces, and so on.
What is clay sand?
A clay crystal. Smaller than that, a clay molecule.
What two layers of the earth is made of rocks?
the hard parts
What are the colors and texture of both granite and basalt?
Granite and Basalt: 1. Granite is formed from magma that cooled slowly, so it has a coarse-grained texture. It may be pink, white-gray or light to moderate yellow. It contains the minerals feldspar, quartz and mica. Its mineral grains are similar in size. Granite is hard to scratch with a fingernail. 2. Basalt is formed from lava that cooled rapidly, so it has a fine-grained texture. Its mineral grains are so tiny that they can be seen only through a microscope. It may be black or dark green. It contains the minerals feldspar and olivine. Like granite, basalt is hard to scratch with a fingernail.
What is the texture of slate?
Slate is a hard, dark grey rock which splits into thin sheets (along a pronounced and dominant cleavage), which makes it very suitable for roofing material.
Is slate strong?
Yes, it is a strong, hard rock that splits into think layers.
What is baked shale formed in southeastern Pennsylvania called?
Hornfels, a hard, fine-grained rock. Source: Rocks and Minerals of Pennsylvania booklet
What medium is magnetic disc?
The hard disks of computers are usually glass or aluminum coated with a very thin layer of fine grained magnetic material.
Is it true that real gymnast can do the splits?
Yes, they can. Not just gymnasts can do the splits, anyone who is very flexible can do the splits if they practice hard.
Maple wood and pine wood difference?
There are various types of maple and pine each with its own characteristics but the main difference in characteristics is that maple is hard and fine grained whereas pine is relatively soft and coarse grained. There is a list of various types of wood and their characteristics at `Properties and Uses of Woods' - http://www.inquirewithin.biz/Vol1/Woods/wood_properties.htm.
What is the purpose of the slate rock?
Slate is a fine-grained, foliated, homogeneous metamorphic of silt. It is able to be cleaved into sheets which can be used as roofing slates, or left thicker to form hard wearing paths, in house building, ornamental fireplaces, and so on.
Two primary types of sediments on ocean bottom?
There are two types of deep ocean sediments, abyssal clay and biogenous oozes. Abyssal clays are fine-grained sediment, while biogenous ooze is composed of the hard parts of microscopic organisms.
What are the uses of gritstone?
Gritstone, a hard course-grained sandstone, was used for grinding things to smaller pieces.
How can you do tha splits?
first you haft to be a good strecher doing the splits is very hard it can be very pain full if i was u i would go to a gymastics place
What are rock layers?
When dirt gets into layers and then it hardens and becomes hard like a rock.
What texture do igneous rock have when magma cools?
It can be described as aphanitic. This just means that the rock has very small, hard to see crystals. The crystals do not have time to grow large when they are exposed to the air so they cool quickly and remain small. If water is added to the melt, the texture can be described as glassy (like obsidian).
Compare the layers of a hard boiled egg to the three layers of the Earth?
The three chemical layers of the Earth compare to the layers of a hard boiled egg as follows: the shell equals the crust, the egg white equates to the mantle, and the yolk represents the core.
