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Why is the texture of rhyolite different from the texture of granite?
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∙ 7y ago
Granite is an intrusive rock while rhyolite is an extrusive rock.
** Intrusive rocks are rocks that are formed BELOW the earth's surface.
Extrusive rocks are rocks that are formed ON the earth's surface.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 14y agoThe size of grains or crystals that compose them. Granite is coarse grained due to slow cooling of magma. Rhyolite is fine grained because of quick cooling of lava. Chemically, they could be identical and be from the same magma source.
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∙ 11y agoBoth granite and rhyolite form from the same variety of highly viscous magma. The only difference is that granite forms underground while rhyolite is deposited by volcanic eruptions at the surface. Granitic/rhyolitc magma is so viscous that it often has diffivulty being erupted, and so stays underground until it cools.
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∙ 13y agoThey are the same in every thing but grain size and location of crystallization. Granite is coarse-grained and intrusive. Rhyolite is fine-grained and extrusive.
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∙ 12y agoGranite is coarse grained, with large crystals and its an intrusive igneous rock While Rhyolite is fine grained, with tiny crystals and is an extrusive igneous rock.
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∙ 13y agoRhyolite is an extrusive granitic rock, meaning it formed on the surface. Granite is an intrusive rock, meaning it formed underground.
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∙ 7y agoRhyolite, which cools at the surface, cools much more quickly than granite, which cools underground. The rapid cooling only allows small crystals to form.
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Why is the texture of rhyolite different from the texture granite?
because rholite forms outside a volcano and granite forms inside the volcano
What is the difference between rhyolite and granite?
The difference is the size of grains. Rhyolite is the felsic igneous rock with fine-grained size. Whereas, granite is the equivalent in composition but with coarse-grained size.
Is rhyolite volcanic?
Yes. Rhyolite is the volcanic equivalent of granite.
The volcanic equivalent of granite is?
Rhyolite
What are four felsic igneous rocks?
vesicular rhyolite, rhyolite, granite, and pegmatite!
Why is the texture of rhyolite different from the texture granite?
because rholite forms outside a volcano and granite forms inside the volcano
What is the difference between rhyolite and granite?
The difference is the size of grains. Rhyolite is the felsic igneous rock with fine-grained size. Whereas, granite is the equivalent in composition but with coarse-grained size.
Are granite and rhyolite similar in a way?
Yes. Rhyolite and granite have the same composition. Rhyolite is the volcanic equivalent of granite.
Is granite the plutonic equivalant of rhyolite?
Yes. Granite and Rhyolite have the same composition.
What is the light-colored rock that makes up most of the continental crust?
granite or rhyolite
What is the intrusive counterpart of rhyolite?
The intrusive counterpart of rhyolite is granite.
Is rhyolite volcanic?
Yes. Rhyolite is the volcanic equivalent of granite.
Is rhyolite's texture a aphanitic?
Rhyolite may be aphanitic or porphyritic.
The volcanic equivalent of granite is?
Rhyolite
What are four felsic igneous rocks?
vesicular rhyolite, rhyolite, granite, and pegmatite!
Which rock takes a longer time to form rhyolite or granite?
Rhyolite cools faster from magma (lava) than does granite, which forms from slow cooling of magma deep underground. Granite.
Which is older granite or rhyolite?
One is not necessarily older than the other. However, some rhyolite is far younger than any granite on Earth.
