Geologists do not use carbon-based radiometric dating to determine the age of rocks. Carbon dating only works for objects that are younger than about 50,000 years, and most rocks of interest are older than that. Carbon dating is used by ...
GEO Exploration Hub Latest Questions
Minerals or small particles of rocks, become rocks through pressure and temperature, often deep inside the earth’s core, or simply through pressure for instance on the seabed. Wherever many small things become something big it is usually through compression, temperature, or ...
Petrology is important because it can inform mineral prospecting studies. Petrology is the branch of geology that is concerned with the study of how rocks are formed and how they change over time. This knowledge can help a geologist know ...
Granite is a common, coarse-grained, hard igneous rock consisting chiefly of quartz, orthoclase or microcline, and mica. Granite has been used as a building material since ancient times. It is one of the oldest and most durable building products available, ...
What is difference between basalt and granite?
How are extrusive and intrusive rocks formed? How igneous rocks formed?
There are three main types of rocks: sedimentary, igneous, and metamorphic. Each of these rocks are formed by physical changes—such as melting, cooling, eroding, compacting, or deforming—that are part of the rock cycle. Sedimentary Rocks Sedimentary rocks are formed from pieces of ...