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Course 7 – Igneous Rocks. Igneous Rocks Formed in Rift. Igneous Rocks Formed Above Subducting Plate. Extrusive Igneous Rock. Intrusive Igneous Rock. Bowen’s Reaction Series. Igneous Rock Classification by Composition. Mafic Rocks. Basalt. Gabbro. Andesite. Intermediate Rocks.
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Course 7 – Igneous Rocks Igneous Rocks Formed in Rift Igneous Rocks Formed Above Subducting Plate
Mafic Rocks Basalt Gabbro
Andesite Intermediate Rocks Diorite
Granite Felsic Rocks Rhyolite
Peridotite Ultramafic Rocks Komatiite
Q Q Quartzolite 90 90 Quartz-rich Granitoid 60 60 60 60 Grano- Tonalite Granite Alkali Feldspar Granite diorite Rhyolite Dacite Qtz. Diorite/ Alkali Fs. Qtz. Gabbro 20 20 20 Quartz Syenite 20 Quartz Quartz Quartz Andesite/Basalt Alkali Fs. Monzonite Syenite Monzodiorite Diorite/Gabbro/ Trachyte Latite Syenite 5 5 Anorthosite Syenite Monzodiorite Monzonite 35 65 90 35 10 65 A P A P (Foid)-bearing (Foid)-bearing (Foid)-bearing (foid)-bearing (foid)-bearing (foid)-bearing Trachyte Syenite Monzonite Monzodiorite Latite Andesite/Basalt (Foid)-bearing 10 10 10 10 Diorite/Gabbro (Foid)-bearing Alkali Fs. Syenite (Foid) Syenite (Foid) (Foid) Phonolite Tephrite Monzodiorite Monzosyenite (Foid) Gabbro 60 60 60 60 (Foid)ites (Foid)olites F F Modal Classification of Igneous Rocks Plutonic Volcanic Q = Quartz A = Alkali Feldspar F = Feldspathoids P = Plagioclase
Igneous Textures Phaneritic texture - granite Aphanitic texture - basalt
Igneous Textures Porphyritic texture - Granite Volcanic Glass - Obsidian
Igneous Textures Volcaniclastic Rock - Pyroclastic Flows Pegmatite
pillow basalt sheeted diabase dike swarms gabbro layered gabbro mantle peridotite, dunite, lherzolite, or hartzbergite. Structure of Oceanic Crust and Formation of Ophiolites