Tagged: Volcanic rocks

March 16, 2020

Earth’s crust, Types of rocks, Igneous rocks, Sedimentary rocks and Metamorphic rocks

Granite has a coarse texture, while basalt has a smooth texture because the size of crystals of minerals forming granite is large, while the size of crystals of minerals forming basalt is small. The...

Earth and Universe

May 31, 2014

Volcanoes and safety precautions must be taken at the occurrence of volcanoes

The volcanoes There are thousands of volcanoes on the Earth’s surface. But sixty-one only of them are active as evidence of the permanent activities and movement beneath the Earth’s crust. The volcano is an...