Granite is the rock with the highest tenacity, and therefore the most difficult to sculpt. There are problems with the others, for a variety of reasons. Shale is fissile, and will split into thin sheets. Obsidian is glassy, and will be prone to fracture. Slate is prone to splitting along foliation lines, but would be the easiest to sculpt mechanically.
Sandstone, limestone, and shale are examples of sedimentary rocks. Granite, basalt, and obsidian are examples of igneous rocks.
No. The metamorphism of shale forms slate. Granite is formed when high-silica magma cools underground.
Yes, slate is harder than shale. Slate is a fine-grained, foliated metamorphic rock that has undergone more intense heat and pressure than shale, a fine-grained sedimentary rock. As a result, slate is more durable and resistant to erosion compared to shale.
Granite is an igneous rock formed from the cooling of molten magma. It does not directly turn into a sedimentary rock through metamorphism. Instead, it can be weathered and eroded to form sediment, which may then become sedimentary rock through compaction and cementation processes.
Granite, basalt, and shale are types of rocks.
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Shale turns into slate, granite into gneiss.
Sandstone, limestone, and shale are examples of sedimentary rocks. Granite, basalt, and obsidian are examples of igneous rocks.
Igneous: * Obsidian * Granite * Diorite * Gabbro * Pumice * Basalt Metamorphic: * Slate * Phyllite * Gneiss * Mica schist * Marble * Quartzite * Granulite Sedimentary: * Limestone * Sandstone * Shale * Chert * Mudstone * Chalk
No. The metamorphism of shale forms slate. Granite is formed when high-silica magma cools underground.
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Yes, slate is harder than shale. Slate is a fine-grained, foliated metamorphic rock that has undergone more intense heat and pressure than shale, a fine-grained sedimentary rock. As a result, slate is more durable and resistant to erosion compared to shale.
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Obsidian changes into shale through weathering and compaction. Obsidian, an igneous rock, can get worn down into particles, usually through grind up against other rocks. Those tiny obsidian particles are then carried away by wind or water, and deposited in a river bed or out in the ocean. As time goes on, other sediments are then piled on top of the obsidian particles, compacting them down into shale.
Shale typically turns into slate, while granite can metamorphose into gneiss.