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