Granite
![](https://geology.ecu.edu/geol1501/wp-content/pv-uploads/sites/351/2020/06/granite-white1.gif)
Type | Igneous rock |
Texture | Phaneritic (Coarse-grained) |
Origin | Intrusive/Plutonic |
Chemical Composition | Felsic |
Color | Predominantly white |
Mineral Composition | Potassium Feldspar, Quartz, Sodium Plagioclase, Biotite, Hornblende |
Tectonic Environment | Convergent Boundary – Intruded into batholiths above Andean-type Subduction Zone |
![](https://geology.ecu.edu/geol1501/wp-content/pv-uploads/sites/351/2020/06/granite-pink.gif)
Type | Igneous rock |
Texture | Phaneritic (Coarse-grained) |
Origin | Intrusive/Plutonic |
Chemical Composition | Felsic |
Color | Pink |
Mineral Composition | Potassium Feldspar, Quartz |
Miscellaneous | Minor Dark Minerals |
Tectonic Environment | Convergent Boundary – Intruded into batholiths above Andean-type Subduction Zone |
![](https://geology.ecu.edu/geol1501/wp-content/pv-uploads/sites/351/2020/06/granite-white2.gif)
Type | Igneous rock |
Texture | Phaneritic (Coarse-grained) |
Origin | Intrusive/Plutonic |
Chemical Composition | Felsic |
Color | Predominantly white |
Mineral Composition | Potassium Feldspar, Quartz, Sodium Plagioclase, Biotite |
Tectonic Environment | Convergent Boundary – Intruded into batholiths above Andean-type Subduction Zone |