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Neither. The terms mafic and felsic apply to silicate igenous rocks. Coal is neither igneous nor is it composed of silicates. Coal is an organic sedimentary rock.
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Why are felsic rocks melted by mafic magmas but mafic rocks are not melted by felsic magmas?
Felsic rocks have a lower melting point than mafic rocks and felsic magma has a lower temperature. In other words, felsic magma is not hot enough to melt mafic rock while mafic magma is hot enough to melt felsic rock.
Does Krakatoa have felsic magma or mafic?
felsic
Is a limestone mafic?
No. The terms mafic and felsic apply to igneous rocks. Limestone is a sedimentary/biochemical rock and so cannot be said to be mafic, felsic, or intermediate.
Is the composition of the hawaiian lavas felsic or mafic?
Hawaiian lavas are mafic.
Does paricutin mafic or felsic lava?
Paricutin erupted mafic lava.
Is coal mafic or felsic?
It is neither mafic or felsic, as these terms refer to the composition of igneous rocks, whereas coal is a sedimentary rock.
Why are felsic rocks melted by mafic magmas but mafic rocks are not melted by felsic magmas?
Felsic rocks have a lower melting point than mafic rocks and felsic magma has a lower temperature. In other words, felsic magma is not hot enough to melt mafic rock while mafic magma is hot enough to melt felsic rock.
Does Krakatoa have felsic magma or mafic?
felsic
Is sandstone felsic or mafic?
Neither. The terms mafic and felsic refer to the composition of igneous rocks, which are dominated by silicate minerals. Marble is a metamorphic rock composed of carbonate minerals. The terms mafic and felsic do no apply to it.
Does rhyolite have a more mafic composition than basalt?
Rhyolite is not a mafic rock, but a felsic rock, high in silicates, and similar to granite in composition.
Is amphibolite mineral a felsic mafic or intermidate?
Is mineral amphibolite a felsic, mafic or intermidiate in term of color
