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An ophiolite is a piece of the oceanic crust which has be obducted onto the continental mass. It generally consists of a 4 layer makeup. The bottom layer includes peridotites, the next layer gabbro, then basalt and on top is a thin layer of microorganisms. The ophiolites are rare and generally small in nature.
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What type of rock must the rock layer be if it contains clam fossils?
It would necessarily be sedimentary rock, formed in a saltwater or freshwater environment, depending on the type of clam.
What are the most important factors in chemical weathering?
Erosion..... As wind, water, and glaciers move rock debris, they relentlessly disintegrate the rock further.
Which type of rock forms from magma?
magma is a mixture of several different types of rock.
Type of rocked formed when lave or magma cools?
A rock that is formed when magma cools is called a igneous rock.
Type of rock in which most fossils are found?
Sedimentary rock is where we look for fossils.
What happen to the oldest rock on the ocean floor to continue the rock cycle?
Or they get subducted and re-enter the mantle or they get obducted onto continent (the latter being called an ophiolite).
What happens to the oldest rocks on the ocean floor to continue the rock cycle?
Or they get subducted and re-enter the mantle or they get obducted onto continent (the latter being called an ophiolite).
What is serpentine parent rock?
Serpentine parent rock refers to a type of metamorphic rock that is primarily composed of serpentine minerals, which are formed from the alteration of ultramafic rocks, such as peridotite. This process, known as serpentinization, typically occurs under high-pressure and low-temperature conditions, often in the presence of water. Serpentine rocks are characterized by their green color and can be associated with geological settings such as ophiolite complexes and subduction zones. They are also significant in mineralogy and are often studied for their potential role in carbon sequestration.
Scientists use rock cycle to describe what process?
The rock cycle is how one type of rock can be changed into another type of rock.
What type of rock does mount redoubt have?
this mt. has a rock type of rock
What type of rock?
Rock
What is one type of rock?
granite is a type of igneous rock.
What rock type can be extrusive and intrusive?
The type of rock that can be foliated and/or non-foliated is the Igneous rock.
What type of rock is formed by any kind of rock?
All rock types can be formed from any other rock type.
What type of rock is magma made of?
Magma IS made of melted rock and minerals. Not what type of rock. All types of rock.
What type of a rock?
Igneus is a type of rock. Metamorphic, too. Sedimentary.
What has the author I L Abbotts written?
I. L. Abbotts has written: 'A field petrological and geochemical study of the Masirah ophiolite, Oman'
