Classification of Igneous Rocks

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Colour of mafic rocks.
Mafic minerals are usually dark in color
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Examples of mafic rocks
Common mafic rocks include basalt and gabbro
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Minerals in mafic rocks
olivine, pyroxene, amphibole, biotite mica, and plagioclase feldspar
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Colour of Felsic rocks
Felsic minerals are usually light in color
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Examples of felsic rock
Granite, rhyolite
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Minerals of felsic rocks
quartz, muscovite mica, and orthoclase feldspar
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Colour of intermediate rocks
varies
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Minerals of intermediate rocks
quartz, feldspar, mica
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Examples of intermediate rocks
diorite, andesite
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Common mafic rocks include basalt and gabbro

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Examples of felsic rock

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