because it is a volcanic rock
Andesite is considered an intermediate rock between granite (felsic igneous rock) and basalt (mafic igneous rock), based on chemical composition.
Basalt is an igneous rock . . . it is pretty much hardened lava.
Yes
Basalt is considered igneous because it forms when mafic lava cools at Earth's surface.
None. Basalt is formed by the rapid cooling of mafic (silica-poor) magma. It is not formed from sedimentary rock.
No. Basalt is the most common extrusive igneous rock.
Basalt is an extrusive igneous rock.
Basalt is the most common extrusive igneous rock.
Yes, Basalt is the most common extrusive rock
Basalt
Igneous rock, and specifically basalt.
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.
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.
Both granite ans basalt are types of igneous rock.
The most common extrusive igneous rock is basalt, composing the bulk of the oceanic plates.
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.
Andesite is considered an intermediate rock between granite (felsic igneous rock) and basalt (mafic igneous rock), based on chemical composition.