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Texture: Pegmatic
Composition: Felsic
Mineral Composition: Quartz and Feldspar
"Countertops"
Granite |
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Term
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Texture: Pyroclast
Composition: Intermediate
Features: Angular fragments
Volcanic Breccia |
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Term
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Definition
Texture: Pegmatic
Composition: Felsic
Mineral Composition: Quartz and Feldspar
"Countertops"
Pegmatite-Granite |
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Term
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Definition
Texture: Glassy/Shiny
Composition: Felsic/Mafic
"Arrowheads"
Obsidian |
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Term
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Definition
Texture: Pyroclast-Vesicular
Composition: Felsic
Pumice |
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Term
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Definition
Texture: Pyroclast-Aphanitic
Composition: Felsic
Tuff |
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Term
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Definition
Texture: Pegmatic
Composition: Felsic
Mineral Composition: Quartz and Feldspar
"Countertops"
Granite
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Term
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Definition
Texture: Pyroclast-Phaneritic, contains vesicles
Composition: Mafic
Red to Black in color
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Term
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Definition
Texture: Phaneritic
Composition: Ultramafic
Mineral Composition: Olivine
Large part of the Mantle
Periodtite |
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Term
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Definition
Texture: Aphanitic
Composition: Mafic
Mineral Composition: Fe and Mg
Abundant on the seafloor
Basalt |
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Term
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Definition
Texture: Aphanitic
Composition: Felsic
Mineral Composition: Quartz, Potassium Feldspar, Sodium Plagioclast, Amphibole, Biotite, Muscovite
Rhyolite |
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Term
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Definition
Texture: Phaneritic
Composition: Intermediate
Diorite |
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Term
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Definition
Texture: Phaneritic
Composition: Intermediate
Porphyritic Andesite
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Term
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Definition
Texture: Phaneritic
Composition: Mafic
Lower ocean crust
Gabbro |
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Term
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Definition
Texture: Aphanitic
Composition: Felsic
Mineral Composition: Quartz, Potassium Feldspar, Sodium Plagioclast, Amphibole, Biotite, Muscovite
Rhyolite |
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Term
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Definition
Texture: Aphanitic
Composition: Felsic
Mineral Composition: Quartz, Potassium Feldspar, Sodium Plagioclast, Amphibole, Biotite, Muscovite
Rhyolite
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