How are granite and rhyolite the same?

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How are granite and rhyolite the same?

2007-12-09 07:24:59 · 2 answers · asked by jessejames2nice 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology

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They are both igneous rocks with the same chemical composition. Granite is intrusive and has large mineral crystals, Rhyolite is extrusive and has very small mineral crystals.

2007-12-09 09:04:28 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋

They are both igneous rocks. However granite is intrusive and rhyolite is extrusive.

2007-12-09 08:21:29 · answer #2 · answered by Lady Geologist 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋