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What is mineral crystals of quartz biotite mica and amphibole are produced primarily by?
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Cooling and soildification of magma.
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What minerals are found in andesitic rocks?
Feldspars, biotite, magnetite, and quartz are found in varying degrees in igneous andesitic rocks.
What element is principally responsible for making olivine pyroxene amphibole and biotite dark?
iron
Which mineral is most frequently found in both granitic continental crust and basaltic oceanic crust?
Plagioclase Feldspar and Biotite and Amphibole
Which minerals crystallize early in Bowen's reaction series?
Amphibole, plagioclase feldspars, olivine, pyroxene, and biotite mica have the highest crystallization temperatures.
Compare and contrast granite and diorite?
Contrast: Granite consists mainly of quartz, feldspar, and ferromagnesian ("dark") minerals Diorite may be incorrectly called "granite". Diorite contains virtually no quartz, no muscovite, and no K-feldspar. It also contains a higher percentage of dark silicate minerals. Diorite has a salt and pepper appearance. Compare: Both granite and diorite are phaneritic (course-grained) rocks. Diorite is primarily sodium- rich plagioclase feldspar and amphibole, with lesser amounts of biotite. On other minor constituents of granite include muscovite and some dark silicates, particularly biotite and amphibole.
What is Obsidians' composition?
potassiun feldspar, quartz, plagioclase feldspar,biotite, and amphibole.
What minerals are found in andesitic rocks?
Feldspars, biotite, magnetite, and quartz are found in varying degrees in igneous andesitic rocks.
What element is principally responsible for making olivine pyroxene amphibole and biotite dark?
iron
Which mineral is most found in both granitic continental crust and basaltic oceanic crust?
Plagioclase Feldspar and Biotite and Amphibole
Which mineral is most frequently found in both granitic continental crust and basaltic oceanic crust?
Plagioclase Feldspar and Biotite and Amphibole
Which mineral is found most frequently in both granitic continental crust and basaltic continental crust?
Plagioclase Feldspar and Biotite and Amphibole
Which minerals crystallize early in Bowen's reaction series?
Amphibole, plagioclase feldspars, olivine, pyroxene, and biotite mica have the highest crystallization temperatures.
What are the main materials that felsic lava are made of?
Common rock-forming mafic minerals include olivine, pyroxene,amphibole, biotite mica, and the plagioclase feldspars
Compare and contrast granite and diorite?
Contrast: Granite consists mainly of quartz, feldspar, and ferromagnesian ("dark") minerals Diorite may be incorrectly called "granite". Diorite contains virtually no quartz, no muscovite, and no K-feldspar. It also contains a higher percentage of dark silicate minerals. Diorite has a salt and pepper appearance. Compare: Both granite and diorite are phaneritic (course-grained) rocks. Diorite is primarily sodium- rich plagioclase feldspar and amphibole, with lesser amounts of biotite. On other minor constituents of granite include muscovite and some dark silicates, particularly biotite and amphibole.
What are the ten most rock- forming minerals?
Quartz, Potassium Feldspar, Plagioclase Feldspar, Muscovite (mica), Biotite (mica), Amphibole (hornblende), Pyroxene, Olivine, Calcite, Dolomite.
What is a mineral that has a black color the rock type is extrusive the composition has small crystals?
It could be any number of minerals such as biotite mica, or hornblende.
What are the four kinds of igneous rock?
Igneous rocks are usually classified first by their color index. The color index is separated into four categories. Felsic rocks are the lightest and are composed of mostly quartz and potassium feldspar. Intermediate rocks are the second lightest and are made up of mostly plagioclase feldspar, pyroxene, amphibole, and biotite. Mafic rocks are made up of plagioclase feldspar, pyroxene, and amphibole. Ultramafic is made up of mostly olivine, with pyroxene and amphibole.
