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Igneous Rocks have many different mineral compositions.---- * Felsic-High in silica,low density,light colored* Mafic-less silica than felsic,dark colored,higher density than felsic * Ultramafic-lowest content of silica
Granite is very much less dense than basalt. This is why the continental crust (mostly composed of granite) floats on Oceanic crust (made mostly of basalt). Granite is 70 % silicon. Where basalt is mainly pyroxene.
Granite is not metamorphic, but an intrusive igneous rock formed from cooling magma.
Pyroclastic flows can be of any composition, but are more commonly felsic or intermediate.
Light colored igneous rock is called felsic, and is high in quartz, muscovite mica, and orthoclase feldsparcontent. Dark colored igneous rock is called mafic, and contains a lesser amount of silica along with olivine, pyroxene, amphibole, biotite mica, and plagioclase feldspar.
No. Whether igneous rocks cool quickly or slowly is more dependent on whether the rock is intrusive or extrusive than whether it is mafic or felsic. Because it is so viscous it is often difficult for felsic magma to erupt, and so it is more likely to be intrusive and thus cool slowly. When felsic magma is involved in an eruption, it often erupts explosively. Some of the molten rock ejected cools extremely rapidly, forming volcanic glass.
Mafic rocks, such as those found in the oceanic crust, are more dense than the felsic rocks found in the continental crust.
Igneous Rocks have many different mineral compositions.---- * Felsic-High in silica,low density,light colored* Mafic-less silica than felsic,dark colored,higher density than felsic * Ultramafic-lowest content of silica
Obsidian is also called volcanic glass, an extrusive, largely non-crystalline, felsic igneous rock. Pumice is also a frothy form of obsidian.
Rhyolite has a more felsic composition than basalt.
Bowen's reaction series shows that one homogeneous body of magma can form more than kind of igneous rock. At its lowest temperature, it can form felsic igneous rock like Potassium Feldspar, muscovite, quartz or emerald. At its highest temperature, it can form mafic igneous rocks like olivine.
Granite is very much less dense than basalt. This is why the continental crust (mostly composed of granite) floats on Oceanic crust (made mostly of basalt). Granite is 70 % silicon. Where basalt is mainly pyroxene.
Granite is not metamorphic, but an intrusive igneous rock formed from cooling magma.
Pyroclastic flows can be of any composition, but are more commonly felsic or intermediate.
Light colored igneous rock is called felsic, and is high in quartz, muscovite mica, and orthoclase feldsparcontent. Dark colored igneous rock is called mafic, and contains a lesser amount of silica along with olivine, pyroxene, amphibole, biotite mica, and plagioclase feldspar.
Rhyolite is not a mafic rock, but a felsic rock, high in silicates, and similar to granite in composition.
Sedimentary and igneous are types of rock (the other type is metamorphic). Sedimentary rocks are quite soft, and include chalk and limestone. Igneous rocks include granite and basalt. They are formed when magma cools.