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If silicic rock is found in a core sample. What evidence does this provide about the rocks location ?

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Answer: the man above me is right but for short its A

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The rocks location is underneath an ocean or mountain

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Silicic rock are igneous rock rich in silica. The amount of silica that constitutes a silicic rock is usually defined as at least sixty three percent. Granite and rhyolite are the most common silicic rocks found. These are found in the magma of the Earth.

Silicic is the group of silicate magmas which crystallise a relatively small proportion of ferromagnesian silicates. The main constituents of a silicic rock will be minerals rich in silica-minerals mainly.

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