PorphyriticBasalt

Porphyritic Basalt

Texture: Porphyritic

Orgin: Extrusive/Volcanic

Chemical Composition: Mafic

Color: Dark Gray to Black

Mineral Composition: Calcium Plagioclase, Pyroxene

Miscellaneous: Calcium Plagioclase Phenocrysts in an aphanitic (fine-grained) groundmass

Tectonic Environment: Divergent Boundary or Intra-oceanic hot spots





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