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What is the igneous rock between granite and basalt?
Andesite is considered an intermediate rock between granite (felsic igneous rock) and basalt (mafic igneous rock), based on chemical composition.
Is basalt igneous sedimentary metamorphic?
Basalt is an igneous rock . . . it is pretty much hardened lava.
Is basalt an igneous intrusive rock?
Yes
Why is basalt classified as an igneous rock?
Basalt is considered igneous because it forms when mafic lava cools at Earth's surface.
What sedimentary rock turns into the igneous rock basalt?
None. Basalt is formed by the rapid cooling of mafic (silica-poor) magma. It is not formed from sedimentary rock.
Is basalt a most common intrusive rock?
No. Basalt is the most common extrusive igneous rock.
Is basalt a igneous metamorphic or sedimentary rock?
Basalt is an extrusive igneous rock.
What is the most extrusive igneous rock?
Basalt is the most common extrusive igneous rock.
Is basalt the most common intrusive rock?
Yes, Basalt is the most common extrusive rock
What is the most common extrusive igneous rock?
Basalt
What rock is most commonly found in the Earth's crust?
Igneous rock, and specifically basalt.
Is basalt a metamorphic rock?
No, basalt is not a metamorphic rock. Basalt is an igneous rock that forms from cooling and solidification of lava. Metamorphic rocks are formed from the alteration of existing rocks due to high pressure, heat, or fluids.
Which is not a common extrusive igneous rock?
There are so many rocks that can be classified as not a common extrusive igneous rock. The most common extrusive igneous rock is basalt. Extrusive rocks are formed as a result of lava solidifying.
Is igneous rock granite or basalt?
Both granite ans basalt are types of igneous rock.
What is the most common rock where is it found?
The most common extrusive igneous rock is basalt, composing the bulk of the oceanic plates.
What is the difference between a igneous rock and basalt?
basalt is an igneous rock. Igneous is one of the three main types of rock, (igneous, metamorphic and sedimentary) and means, "formed from fire" It includes any rock that cooled directly from a magma or lava state.
What is the most common igneous rock on the ocean floor?
Basalt is the igneous rock which makes up most of the ocean floors. It is smooth and velvety-black in appearance and very hard. New seafloor is constantly produced at the mid-ocean rifts, where areas between spreading tectonic plates are infilled with rapidly cooling lava.
