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Why are granite and balsalt rocks important igneous rocks?

April 26, 2017granite igneous rocks

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Why are granite and balsalt rocks important igneous rocks?

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Well, simply, they are the most abundant rock types, at least compositionally (in terms of mineralogical suites, silica content etc.). Granitic rocks are most common on continental crust (though not all are coarse grained like true Granites) and Basaltic rocks are most common on ocean crust.