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goblinko [34]
3 years ago
7

What rock type can be described as a mafic volcanic rock that is dark, heavy and appears in hand sample to be hard solid materia

l with abundant tiny crystals of dark minerals that glint and sparkle in strong light?
a. Basalt

b. Pumice

c. Scoria

d. Rhyolite
Geography
2 answers:
xz_007 [3.2K]3 years ago
6 0
Pumice, if I am not mistaken
lana [24]3 years ago
4 0

Answer:

Scoria

Explanation:

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