Porphyritic Rhyolite
Type | Igneous Rock |
Texture | Porphyritic |
Origin | Extrusive/Volcanic |
Chemical Composition | Felsic |
Color | Light Green |
Mineral Composition | Potassium Feldspar, Quartz, Sodium Plagioclase, Biotite, Hornblende |
Miscellaneous | Potassium Feldspar and Quartz Phenocrysts in an aphanitic (fine-grained) groundmass |
Tectonic Environment | Convergent Boundary – Andean-type subduction zones, intracontinental hot spots and rifts |