What is the difference between basalt and gabbro?
A) Basalt is igneous and gabbro is metamorphic.
B) Gabbro is more crystalline than basalt.
C) The rocks contain different minerals.
D) Basalt is mafic and gabbro is felsic.
E) Basalt is characteristic of oceanic crust and gabbro is characteristic of continental crust.
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Q18: "Fool's gold" or pyrite is a
A) sulfide
Q19: Silicosis:
A) is a type of silicate mineral.
B)
Q20: Rust is primarily made up of:
A) the
Q21: Felsic rocks:
A) commonly contain feldspar and quartz.
B)
Q22: What is basalt?
A) a ferromagnesium mineral
B) a
Q24: The process by which a magma body
Q25: Examples of plutonic igneous rocks are:
A) basalt
Q26: An example of erosion is:
A) the breaking
Q27: What does lithified mean?
A) layers of sedimentary
Q28: Metamorphosed limestone is:
A) gneiss.
B) gabbro.
C) basalt.
D) mica.
E)
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