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