Civil Engineering - Building Materials - Discussion
Discussion Forum : Building Materials - Section 1 (Q.No. 4)
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Pick up the polymineralic rock from the following:
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Granite is a polymineralic rock, which means it is composed of a mixture of minerals. Granite is typically made up of quartz, feldspar, and mica, as well as smaller amounts of other minerals. The different minerals in granite give it a variety of colors and patterns, ranging from white to pink to black.
Discussion:
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Alagucivil said:
1 decade ago
What is quartz & mica?
Srinivas said:
10 years ago
This rock is formed due to solidification of magma below the earth surface.
Jyothi said:
10 years ago
Polymineralic rock means two or more minerals.
It consists of quartz, feldspar and mica.
It consists of quartz, feldspar and mica.
Nawaz Ikram said:
10 years ago
Poly means more than 2 (bi) mineralic means composed mineral. Hence polymineralic rock means a rock composed of more than 2 minerals.
Composition of typical granite is Quartz, feldspar* and mica.
* is the most abundant mineral on the earth crust.
Composition of typical granite is Quartz, feldspar* and mica.
* is the most abundant mineral on the earth crust.
Bhavesh said:
9 years ago
Polymineralic means two are more mineral, which consists of one mineral.
Samim said:
9 years ago
What is the different between mineral and rock?
Imran said:
9 years ago
Gneiss, Basalt, Trape and feldspar rock.
Rony said:
9 years ago
Granite is the rock which is made of more than two minerals.
Sandeep kamble said:
9 years ago
Which content present in granite & where excessive use of this, whether this is durable or not?
T.Ganai said:
9 years ago
An example of a monomineralic rock is quartzite, which is composed of only quartz.
An example of a polymineralic rock is granite, which is typically composed of quartz, feldspar, and mica. The three basic rock types are igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary.
An example of a polymineralic rock is granite, which is typically composed of quartz, feldspar, and mica. The three basic rock types are igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary.
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