Porphyritic Basalt

Type Igneous Rock
Texture Porphyritic
Origin Extrusive/Volcanic
Chemical Composition Mafic
Color Dark Gray to Black
Mineral Composition Calcium Plagioclase, Pyroxene
Miscellaneous Calcium Plagioclase phenocrysts in an aphanitic (Fine-grained) groundmass
Tectonic Environment Divergent Boundary or Intra-oceanic hot spots