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Atlas of Igneous Rocks

Texture
Compositio
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Andesite: Hornblende Andesite
Porphyritic Intermediate
Anorthosite
Phaneritic
Mafic
Aplite
Phaneritic
Felsic
Rock Name / Image

Occurance

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Basalt
Basalt: Amygdaloidal Basalt
Basalt: Olivine Basalt Porphyry
Bostonite (Trachyte Porphyry)
Carbonatite: Siderite Carbonatite
Dacite
Diabase

Aphanitic
Porphyritic
Porphyritic
Porphyritic
Phaneritic
Porphyritic
Phaneritic

Mafic
Mafic
Mafic
Intermediate
Ultramafic
Intermediate
Mafic

Diabase porphyry

Porphyritic

Mafic

Diorite

Phaneritic

Intermediate

Volcanic
Plutonic
Hypabyssa
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Volcanic
Volcanic
Volcanic
Volcanic
Plutonic
Volcanic
Hypabyssa
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Hypabyssa
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Plutonic

Diorite: Quartz Diorite (Tonalite)

Phaneritic

Intermediate

Plutonic

Gabbro: Hornblende Gabbro 1

Phaneritic

Mafic

Plutonic

Gabbro: Hornblende Gabbro 2

Phaneritic

Mafic

Plutonic

Gabbro: Olivine Gabbro

Phaneritic

Mafic

Plutonic

Granite: Alkalic Granite

Phaneritic

Felsic

Plutonic

Granite: Biotite Granite

Phaneritic

Felsic

Plutonic

Granite: Biotite Hornblende


Granite
Granite: Muscovite-Biotite
Granite
Granodiorite

Phaneritic

Felsic

Plutonic

Phaneritic

Felsic

Plutonic

Phaneritic

Intermediate

Plutonic

Harzburgite (Pyroxenite)

Phaneritic

Ultramafic

Plutonic

Ijolite

Phaneritic

Mafic

Plutonic

Kimberlite

Porphyritic

Ultramafic

Lamprophyre

Phaneritic

Mafic

Volcanic
Hypabssal
Hypabyssa

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Latite Porphyry

Porphyritic

Intermediate

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Volcanic

Monzonite

Phaneritic

Intermediate

Plutonic

Monzonite: Quartz Monzonite


Porphyry
Norite

Phaneritic

Intermediate

Plutonic

Phaneritic

Mafic

Plutonic

Obsidian

Glassy

Felsic

Volcanic

Peridotite: Olivine Peridotite

Phaneritic

Ultramafic

Plutonic

Phonolite

Porphyritic

Intermediate

Volcanic

Pumice

Frothy

Felsic

Volcanic

Pyroxenite (Harzburgite)

Phaneritic

Ultramafic

Plutonic

Rhyolite

Porphyritic

Felsic

Volcanic

Rhyolite Porphyry

Porphyritic

Felsic

Volcanic

Rhyolite Tuff

Pyroclastic

Felsic

Volcanic

Scoria

Mafic

Volcanic

Syenite: Alkalic Syenite

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Phaneritic

Intermediate

Plutonic

Syenite: Hornblende Syenite

Phaneritic

Intermediate

Plutonic

Syenite: Nepheline Syenite

Phaneritic

Mafic

Plutonic

Syenite: Nepheline-Sodalite
Syenite
Tonalite (Quartz Diorite)

Phaneritic

Mafic

Plutonic

Phaneritic

Intermediate

Plutonic

Trachyte Porphyry

Porphyritic

Intermediate

Volcanic

Trachyte Porphyry (Bostonite)

Porphyritic

Intermediate

Volcanic

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