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Rock Notes ~ 1 (Igneous) Rocxs = Naturally formed, consolidated material composed of the grains of one or more _Muyit vol Three Types of Rocks: 1 [aneovs 2. Sedimentary 3. Merounor phic Ieneous Rocks ~ Form from the cooling of _ionG.ch.99, or ON © Magma: rnpiien rock «below =EachS Surface 2 tava Momo ON He Earths ‘TyPES (ORIGINS) OF IGNEOUS Rocks 1 innrusive Igneous, Bock formed from_M.Gin1G__cooling - Cools__1Sid@ the garth - Loge crwtal, COarSe@ grained Phaneritic texture - Cools Slowt t 2. Extrusive Igneous Pack: tormed rom] avo. cooling + Coolsonthe__Sucfac - Small eystas,__ fine aroun ed B. Aphanitic texture - Cools Qu iClel (Otwer IGNEOUS TexTURES c p ‘e, Phy, \¢ Texture Minerals form at different temperatures . Lowcag crystals are embedded in a matrix of __ SG crystals D. G GSS) Texture © very capid cooling ot ava e Ex __O} Cu & Parociashe Texture - Composed of _r oyane wks. ejected duringa_ VOC, ee + Tuer ash-sized fragments . Volcanic Bre ccs Co: particles larger than ash FR _ Vesicuj auc Texture + Volcanic rock having many_C@v ih @.S’ (vesicles) at the surface and inside Rock Notes ~2 (Igneous) loNeous Composmions : > Igneous rocks are composed primarily of __S)\i COA _(Si0;) minerals . Dock (or ferromagnesian) silicates ine, Pyroxene, amphibole, and biotite mica . Liaht (or nonferromagnesian) silicates aunt ce Tnica, and feldspars ets smons 4 Fe. S composition : Light colored _sticates + Termed felsic (feldspar and silica) in composition - Hig amounts of silica (Si0;) + Major constituent of _COntingntoaQ rut _ 2 M af Cc composition Seite DOUG silicates and calcium-rich feldspar - Termed mafic (magnesium and ferrum, for iron! : Venser- than felsic rocks ~ Comprise the___QC2O7 P1601 _ and many voleanic stands 3 _ntermediole __for__QundeSitic J composition + Contain AS or more dark silicate minerals. ~ Associated with__@xX Pl oSive NOL con icsctiviy 4 UHvamohic composition + —PO-Ce composition thats high in MAGNeSivwrand__ IFO ~ Composed entirely of ferromagnesian silicates ‘composition ROCK TYPES Felsic: 12 Granite eoed ecthic texture (Over 25% quartz, about 65% or more feldspar = Very. Qbundunt - often associated with mountain building - The term granite includes a wide range of mineral compositions Bhyolise - _extyusive equivalent of granite = May contain glass fragments and vesicles 7 Ino, texture «less common and less voluminous than granite 3.__O\0Sid Ton : Dor colores Glass texture 4_ Pumice Vol comic = Frothy appearance with numerous voids Intermediate: 5.__ Andesite. ~ Volcanic origin - ut PC _ texture 6 __Diocit® = Plutonic equivalent of andesite = coarse grained-_“Plroanerihe Mofic: 7, Basalt = Volcanic origin ar phen ihc texture ~ Composed mainly of pyroxene and calcium-rich plagioclase feldspar = Most common extrusive igneous rock a Galobro Mtr US} Ve equivalent of basalt Powe th C_ texture consisting of pyroxene and calcium-rich plagioclase Significant % of the oceanic crust, COMPOSITION Andesitic Felsic_| (Intermediate) |_Mafic_| ultramafic > 66% 45-54% Silica_| 54-66% silica | Silica |

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