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Agriculture · Q558

Soil Science

Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 558

Q558

The granite is

A.
Igneous rock
Answer
B.
Sedimentary rock
C.
Metamorphic rock
D.
None of these

Answer: Option A

Solution

Answer: Option A
Solution:
Granite is a course-grained intrusive igneous rock composed mostly of quartz, alkali feldspar and plagioclase. It is usually hard, massive and tough.
It is formed from magma with a high content of silica and alkali metal oxides that cools down slowly and solidifies underground.