What Is Porphyritic Texture in Rocks and How Does It Form
Pyric (US) or porphyritic texture is an igneous rock texture with two distinctive crystal sizes, i.e., bimodal crystal sizes. One
Pyric (US) or porphyritic texture is an igneous rock texture with two distinctive crystal sizes, i.e., bimodal crystal sizes. One
A porphyry (plural porphyries) is an igneous rock with large, well-formed mineral grains set in a finer-grained matrix. Such rocks
Porphyritic andesite rocks have large, well-formed crystals or phenocrysts of mostly plagioclase and, less often, hornblende and pyroxene. Less common
Porphyritic rhyolite has large, well-formed crystals, mostly alkali feldspar, plagioclase, quartz, and less often hornblende, pyroxene, or mica in a
Porphyritic basalt rocks have large, well-formed grains of calcic plagioclase, augite, olivine, and sometimes hornblende in fine-grained dark-gray to black
Porphyritic granite has large, well-formed white or pink alkali feldspar and sometimes quartz, biotite, or plagioclase in a finer but
Porphyritic gabbro has large, well-formed crystals of mostly calcic-plagioclase and sometimes augite, rarely olivine or other mafic minerals set in
Porphyritic diorite rocks have large, well-formed mineral grains of feldspar and sometimes hornblende, pyroxene, or biotite set in a finer-grained
Porphyritic trachyte rocks have large, well-formed sanidine, plagioclase, and sometimes amphibole, biotite, or pyroxene crystals in a fine-grained matrix. The
Porphyritic phonolite or phonolite porphyry has well-formed, large leucite, nepheline, and alkali feldspar crystals in a fine-grained matrix. The larger