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What categories is granite pumice obsidian limestone sandstone marble in?
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Does limestone sandstone and granite absorb water?
yeah it does all sand stone is the same
Which of the following rocks would most likely contain a fossil sandstone granite marble or basalt?
Limestone
How does change granite into sandstone?
Granite becomes Sandstone when water erodes the Granite on Earths surface, and then deposits the sediment.
Can Obsidian turn into Granite?
Obsidian and Granite are both igneous rocks so unless the Obsidian rock goes back into the magma and cools slower it can possibly form into granite.
What family is obsidian in?
Obsidian is part of the Granite family of igneous rocks.
What geological process is at work when obsidian or granite turns into sandstone or shale?
Compaction
What are 4 common rocks?
Sandstone, limestone, granite and shale.
What two reasons why it may be better to quarry granite or sandstone rather than limestone?
-Granite has little or no effect to acid rain whilst limestone is slowly eroded therefore granite lasts longer. -Granite is harder and stronger than limestone whilst limestone is easier to shape or mould. -Granite and sandstone are the most abundant minerals in the earth's crust.
Is limestone classified as a granite or a sandstone?
Limestone is not classed as either a granitoid or a sandstone rock. Limestone is a sedimentary rock, either chemically precipitated or bioclastic in origin. Granite is a plutonic igneous rock, and sandstone, although sedimentary, is formed from the cementation of sand-sized particles of eroded rock.
Is granite gneiss marble limestone shale or basalt an igneous rock?
These are sedimentary rocks. Sandstone is made of compressed grains of rock and sand. Shale is made of compressed bits of mud and clay. Limestone is made of compressed pieces of forms of calcium carbonate.
Does limestone sandstone and granite absorb water?
yeah it does all sand stone is the same
What metamorphic rock does shale and granite turn into?
Shale turns into slate, granite into gneiss.
Is gneiss a limestone or sandstone?
Neither. Gneiss is a foliated metamorphic rock whose immediate rock ancestor was either schist or a form of granite. Limestone and sandstone are both sedimentary rocks.
What are Canada's most common rock?
Granite, Gneiss and then the sedimentary rocks like Sandstone and Limestone.
What are the mineral resources in Egypt?
The three mineral recources are limestone, sandstone, and granite. This came to be a huge advantage to the ancient Egyptians to build structures, and is still an advantage to Egyptians nowadays.
Which two kinds of adjoining bedrock would most likely have a zone of contact metamorphism between them?
shale and sandstone
Which of the following rocks would most likely contain a fossil sandstone granite marble or basalt?
Limestone
