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The most common igneous rock forming minerals (i.e. those which crystallize from magma) include:

  • Quartz
  • Potassium Feldspar
  • Plagioclase Feldspars (ranging from sodium to calcium rich, known as Albite and Anorthite respectively).
  • Biotite
  • Hornblende
  • Pyroxene
  • Olivine

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