• Question: Is the odd one out basalt because it doesn't have ite at the end?

    Asked by sophiej to Adam on 14 Mar 2012.
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      Adam Stevens answered on 14 Mar 2012:

      Hahahaha! Yes, you’re right. I am studying different rock types at the moment as thought it was funny that most of them end in -ite but not basalt, which is the most common rock!

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    sophiej commented on :

    Where do you find Basalt?

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    Adam commented on :

    All of the place. Most of the Earth’s crust is made of it. Same for mars.

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    sophiej commented on :

    Thank you.
    I think I want to study more about rocks now!

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    marcusw commented on :

    According to my geography teacher in year 7,Basalt makes up the oceanic crusts like the Nazca plate, this is most commanly at the constructive plate margin. This is where two plates are moving away from each other for example the Eurasian plate is moving away from the North American plate,alowing magma and lava to rise to the surface but as the molten rock cools and solidifies it creates a crust of Basalt. For this example there will be a ridge down the middle, in this case the mid-Atlantic ridge. As the ridge is breeched by series of once active volcanoes to forn islands. Some still remaning are big enough to create islands like iceland. If you have ever traveled there or seen it on the T.V. you will have heard of the long crack down the middle, this is where it is evident that the plates are moving away from each other.

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    sophiej commented on :

    Thanks!