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Dolostone and granite are similar because they are both intrusive igneous rocks. They are both used as structure for building materials. Granite is often used for countertops and building foundations. Dolostone is most often used in driveways.
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Is dolostone a mineral or a rock?
Dolostone is a rock. Dolomite is the mineral often composing dolostone.
Which major type of rock makes up niagara falls?
The rock layer directly below the water running over the falls is dolomite, also called dolostone.
Is Typhoon Bordeaux actually granite or is it just similar to granite?
Typhoon Bordeaux is a granite. It is quarried in Brazil.
What type of metamorphic rock is similar to granite?
Gneiss is the metamorphosed type of granite.
Do granite and gabbro have similar crystal size?
Yes.
Can granite become marble?
Granite cannot metamorphose into marble. Marble is metamorphosed limestone or dolostone.
Is dolostone a mineral or a rock?
Dolostone is a rock. Dolomite is the mineral often composing dolostone.
What type of igneous rock is similar to granite?
Similar to granite in composition: rhyolite. Similar to granite in formation: any intrusive igneous rock, such as gabbro or diorite. Somewhat similar in appearance: diorite, granite gneiss, and many others.
Which major type of rock makes up niagara falls?
The rock layer directly below the water running over the falls is dolomite, also called dolostone.
What is the name of hard dorset limestone made from shells of snails?
dolostone. dolostone.
Is Typhoon Bordeaux actually granite or is it just similar to granite?
Typhoon Bordeaux is a granite. It is quarried in Brazil.
Which rock is most like granite?
Rhyolite is most similar to granite mineralogically.
How is gneiss similar to granite?
Granite is an igneous rock and gneiss is a metamorphic rock.
What type of metamorphic rock is similar to granite?
Gneiss is the metamorphosed type of granite.
Is a limestone made from precipitated calcite clastic?
No. Granite is igneous, formed from slow-cooling felsic magma.
Are granite and rhyolite similar in a way?
Yes. Rhyolite and granite have the same composition. Rhyolite is the volcanic equivalent of granite.
How is dolostone form?
no.
