Igneous Rock Flashcards
Scoria
Texture: Vesicular
Mineral Category: Mafic
Mode of Occurance: Extrusive, fast cooling rate
Granite
Texture: Phaneritic
Mineral Category: Felsic
Mode of Occurance: Intrusive, slow cooling rate
Rhyolite Porphyry
Texture: Aphanetic with phenocrysts
Mineral Category: Felsic
Cooling Rate: Mixed
Basalt
Texture: Aphanetic
Mineral Category: Mafic
Mode of Occurance: Extrusive, fast cooling rate
Pumice
Texture: Vesicular
Mineral Category: Volcanic Glass
Mode of Occurance: Extrusive, fast cooling rate
Vesicular Basalt
Texture: Vesicular
Mineral Category: Mafic
Mode of Occurance: Extrusive, fast cooling rate
Gabbro
Texture: Phaneritic
Mineral Category: Mafic
Mode of Occurance: Intrusive, slow cooling rate
Obsidian
Texture: Glassy
Mineral Category: Volcanic glass
Mode of Occurance: Extrusive, fast cooling rate
Diorite
Texture: Phaneritic
Mineral Category: Intermediate
Mode of Occurance: Intrusive, slow cooling rate
Granite Porphyry
Texture: Phaneritic with phenocrysts
Mineral Category: Felsic
Mode of Occurance: Intrusive, mixed cooling rate