Felsic refers to igneous rocks that are rich in elements that form feldspar and quartz. Their densities vary, depending on the rock, but they generally have low density.
Felsic rocks.
Silica content increases from mafic to felsic, and Mg and Fe content decreases. These differences affect things such as viscosity, density and colour. Felsic magmas are the most viscous and least dense, and felsic rocks are the lightest in colour.
Feldspar can be a variety of colors: clear, gray, white, tan, pink, brown, or red.
Felsic rock are igneous rocks that are rich of quartz, orthoclase and plagioclase minerals. Here is the list of felsic rocks: granites, rhyolites, aplites, and pegmatites.
Felsic refers to igneous rocks that are relatively high in silica and aluminum. Mafic refers to igneous rocks that are higher in magnesium and iron than felsic rocks.
Mafic rocks, such as those found in the oceanic crust, are more dense than the felsic rocks found in the continental crust.
The word felsic is used to describe igneous rocks that are rich in silica and alkali feldspar. Such rocks tend to be light in color and have a lower density than other igneous rocks.
Silica content increases from mafic to felsic, and Mg and Fe content decreases. These differences affect things such as viscosity, density and colour. Felsic magmas are the most viscous and least dense, and felsic rocks are the lightest in colour.
Felsic rocks.
Feldspar can be a variety of colors: clear, gray, white, tan, pink, brown, or red.
Felsic rock are igneous rocks that are rich of quartz, orthoclase and plagioclase minerals. Here is the list of felsic rocks: granites, rhyolites, aplites, and pegmatites.
Felsic refers to igneous rocks that are relatively high in silica and aluminum. Mafic refers to igneous rocks that are higher in magnesium and iron than felsic rocks.
Most felsic rocks, though not all, are intrusive.
Felsic rocks have a lower melting point than mafic rocks and felsic magma has a lower temperature. In other words, felsic magma is not hot enough to melt mafic rock while mafic magma is hot enough to melt felsic rock.
It is felsic because it is lightly colored. Most rocks that are light are also felsic. The exception is obsidian which is dark and felsic.
are a mixture of both mafic and felsic rocks
Mafic rocks are denser than felsic rocks because they contain heavier compounds, minerals and other materials, they are ferromagnesian in composition.