Porphyritic Granite
Type | Igneous Rock |
Texture | Porphyritic |
Origin | Intrusive/Plutonic |
Chemical Composition | Felsic |
Color | Predominately white |
Mineral Composition | Potassium Feldspar, Quartz, Sodium Plagioclase, Biotite, Hornblende |
Miscellaneous | Very large Potassium Feldspar Phenocrysts in a phaneritic (coarse-grained) groundmass |
Tectonic Environment | Convergent Boundary – Intruded into batholiths above Andean-type Subduction Zone |
Type | Igneous Rock |
Texture | Porphyritic |
Origin | Intrusive/Plutonic |
Chemical Composition | Felsic |
Color | Predominately pink |
Mineral Composition | Potassium Feldspar, Quartz, Sodium Plagioclase, Biotite, Hornblende |
Miscellaneous | Potassium Feldspar Phenocrysts in a phaneritic (coarse-grained) groundmass |
Tectonic Environment | Convergent Boundary – Intruded into batholiths above Andean-type Subduction Zone |