Chapter 5 (images/ properties) Common Igneous Rocks
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 Granite |  Grain Size: Coarse; Composition: Felsic (K, Al, Na, Si+); Origin: Continents; Rock Forming Minerals: Quartz, K-feldspar, muscovite. |
| Diorite |  Grain Size: Coarse: Composition: Intermediate(Al, Na, Ca,Si); Origin: Continents; Rock Forming Minerals: K, Na, Ca-feldspar, biotite, hornblende. |
| Gabbro | Grain Size: Coarse; Composition: Mafic(Fe, Mg, Ca, Si-); Origin:Ocean(continents);Rock Forming Minerals: Ca, Na-feldspar, hornblende, pyroxene, olivine. |
| Peridotite | Grain Size: Coarse: Composition: Ultramafic(fe, mg, si-); Origin:Mantle; Rock Forming Minerals: Ca-feldspar,olivine, pyroxene. |
| Rhyolite | Grain Size: Fine: Composition: Felsic(K, Al, Na, Si+); Origin: Continental volcanic; Rock Forming Minerals: Quartz, K-feldspar, muscovite. |
| Andesite | Grain Size: Fine; Composition: Intermediate (Al, Na, Ca, Si); Origin: Continents volcanic; Rock Forming Minerals: K, Na, Ca-feldspar, biotitie,hornblende. |
| Basalt | Grain Size: Fine; Composition: Mafic(Fe, Mg, Ca, Si-); Origin: Ocean-hot spot (continents); Rock Forming Minerals: Ca, Na-Feldspar, hornblende, pyroxene, olivine. |
| Komatiite | Grain Size: Fine; Composition: Ultramafic(fe,mg,si-); Origin: Extremely Rare; Rock Forming Minerals: Olivine, pyroxene. |
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