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- The crust is divided into two types: oceanic crust and continental crust. Oceanic crust, found under the ocean floor, is made of dense rocks such as basalt. It is about 7 kilometers (4 miles) thick. Continental crust, found under land masses, is made of less dense rocks such as granite.
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∙ 14y agoBasalt makes up most of the oceanic crust. Granite makes up most of the continental crust. Both are igneous rocks, or rocks formed from volcanic activity.
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∙ 13y agoANSWER The crust beneath the ocean is called oceanic crust. Oceanic crust consists mostly of rocks such as basalt. Basalt (buh sawlt) is dark rock with a fine texture
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∙ 15y agobasalt is the main in oceanic crust where else in continental crust it is granite
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∙ 15y agoThe oceanic crust is comprised mostly of solidified basaltic magma and is primarily basalt.
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∙ 11y agoThe oceanic crust is primarily composed of basalt and gabbro, covered with layers of sedimentary rock of varying thicknesses.
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Is granit a porous rock?
The crystals of granite are very tightly interlocked. This means that granite is not a very porous type of rock.
What is the true age of a rock or fossil?
The method used will be determined by the rock type, but the age of a rock will be determined by a determination of the amount of decay of a radioactive isotope, either contained in the rock, or in a geologic layer of rock coinciding with a fossil.
From the main coon the bengal the chetoh the savannah and the toyger what is their hair type long or short?
From the main coon the Bengal the cheetah and the tiger have long type of hair.
What type of rock would fossils most likely likely be found in?
Sediment
What type paint to paint rock animals?
Any brand of paint designed for use on glass. The texture is similar.
In earths crust What type of rock is found under the oceans?
Oceanic crust, new oceanic crust is produced by seafloor spreading.
What type of rock primarily makes up oceanic crust and continental crust?
Continental: granite oceanic: basalt
What part of the crust is made of dark igneous basalt type rock?
Oceanic crust.
What type of rock makes up the continental and oceanic crust?
basalt forms in oceanic crust granite forms in continental
What is the most common type of rock in the earth?
Continental crust--granite. Oceanic crust--basalt.
What is the color and the type of rock that forms oceanic crust at mid ocean ridges?
The color of rocks that forms the oceanic crust at the Mid Ocean Ridge are dark (blackish) color and they are dense and ferromagnetic in property. The major rock type is Basalt.
What is the most abundant type of rock?
Igneous. Basalt is the most abundant in oceanic crust and granite is the most abundant in continental crust.
What is the other type of crust the continental crust and what?
Oceanic Crust
What is the color and type of rock that forms oceanic crust at mid-ocean ridges?
dark colored and igneous
What type of crust does pacific plate have?
Pacific plate is a oceanic plate. Mostly basaltic rock with a sedimentary rock layer on top.
What is the main mineral type that makes up the oceanic plates?
rock
What is the densest type of crust?
No. The crust is the least dense of Earth's layers. The inner core is the densest player.
