PorphyriticRhyolite

Porphyritic Rhyolite

Texture: Porphyritic

Orgin: Intrusive/Plutonic

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





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