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.
Both granite ans basalt are types of igneous rock.
Basalt is the most common extrusive igneous rock.
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Andesite is considered an intermediate rock between granite (felsic igneous rock) and basalt (mafic igneous rock), based on chemical composition.
Basalt is an extrusive igneous rock.
Both granite ans basalt are types of igneous rock.
Basalt is an igneous rock with very fine grains. It is dark colored. Granite is a variety of colors: gray, pink, and white. It has coarse grains.
Basalt is an igneous rock . . . it is pretty much hardened lava.
Basalt, an igneous rock, has a melting point of between 1100 and 1200 degrees C.
Yes. Basalt is an extrusive mafic igneous rock.
no because it is an igneous rock
Basalt and igneous rocks were formed by what we would call magma/lava
Basalt is the most common extrusive igneous rock.
No. Basalt is the most common extrusive igneous 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.