Lab 2 - Igneous Mineral and Rock Descrition - Identification

Part A - Igneous Mineral Identification Chart

Mineral Sample Nr Mineral Name Reasoning / Properties

1
peridotite Light green colour

2
K- feldspar aphanatic in texture

3
Biotite mica aphanatic in texture

4 Red and gray coombined

Siltstone colour

5 Phnatric, Dark black, with

Bituminous Coal green shade

6
Quartz White Crystally

7
muscovite Looks shiny

Part B - Igneous Rock Identification Chart

 Texture (e.g. aphanitic/fine
Igneous Rock Sample Nr. Colour Index (e.g. light - felsic) Color (describe) Intrusive or Extrusive
grained)

1
felsic Grey Porphyritic Phaneritic: intrusive

2
Black Aphanitic Aphanitic: extrusive

3
pink and black dots and white
felsic baground Phaneritic Phaneritic: intrusive

4
intermediate White and black Phaneritic Aphanitic: extrusive

5
felsic Pink Aphanitic Aphanitic: extrusive

6
mafic dark green and gray Porphyritic Porphyritic: always intrusive

Dropdown Menu uptions

color index texture Int/ext location of formation
 as a lava flow at the Earth's
surface (e.g. on land or in
ocean), cooled fast, magma
is mafic (e.g. extrusive or as
thin intrusions at mid-ocean
mafic Phaneritic Aphanitic: intrusive
ridge, continental rift zone,
hot spots, active continental
margins at collisional
mountain belts or oceanic
island arcs)

extrusive as a lava flow or

thin intrusion, cooled faster,
intermediate Aphanitic Aphanitic: extrusive lava/magma is felsic (e.g. at
active continental margin in
collisional mountain belt)

within Earth's crust as a thin

intrusion (dike) or on the
surface as a lava flow
(extrusive), cooling quickly,
felsic Porphyritic Phaneritic: intrusive
magma/lava is intermediate
composition (e.g. at island
arcs and continental margins
above subduction zone)

Phaneritic: extrusive
Porphyritic: always extrusive
Porphyritic: always intrusive
Porphyritic: intrusive or extrusive. ultramafic (not formed on
within the Earth's crust
(approx. 30 km down) as a
giant magma chamber,
cooled very slowly, magma
was of a felsic composition,
part of the active continental
margin - active mountain
belt related to a subduction
zone
within the Earth's crust
(approx. 30 km down),
cooled very slowly, magma
was of intermediate
composition, along active
continental margin in
collisional mountain belt or
at oceanic island arcs
lower part of the oceanic
crust, cooled very slowly,
mafic composition
within the Earth's mantle,
cooled very slowly, magma is
surface due to high temp.
needed)
 Location of formation and type of magma
Composition (e.g Quartz, K-Fsp, Other Observations
body (e.g. pluton or dike in Earth's crust, Name of Rock Other Notes
Biotite..) (dropdown)
along spreadin zones)
within the Earth's crust (approx. 30 km
down) as a giant magma chamber, cooled
very slowly, magma was of a felsic
composition, part of the active continental
margin - active mountain belt related to a Phaneritic: Pyroxene, Hornblende,
within Earth's
subduction crust as a thin intrusion
zone Plagioclase None Andesite
(dike) or on the surface as a lava flow
(extrusive), cooling quickly, magma/lava is
intermediate composition (e.g. at island
arcs and continental margins above
within the Earth's
subduction zone) crust (approx. 30 km none (rock is aphanitic) None Basalt
down) as a giant magma chamber, cooled
very slowly, magma was of a felsic
composition, part of the active continental
margin - active mountain belt related to a Phaneritic: Quartz, K-Feldspar,
within Earth's
subduction crust as a thin intrusion
zone Plagioclase, Biotite or Hornblende Salt and pepper texture Granite
(dike) or on the surface as a lava flow
(extrusive), cooling quickly, magma/lava is
intermediate composition (e.g. at island
as a lava flow at the Earth's surface (e.g. on
arcs and continental margins above Phaneritic: Quartz, K-Feldspar,
land or in ocean), cooled fast, magma is
subduction zone) Plagioclase, Biotite or Hornblende None Diorite
mafic (e.g. extrusive or as thin intrusions at
mid-ocean ridge, continental rift zone, hot
spots, active continental margins at
collisional mountain belts or oceanic island
arcs) none (rock is aphanitic) Salt and pepper texture Rhyolite
extrusive as a lava flow or thin intrusion, Many holes (vesicles,
cooled faster, lava/magma is felsic (e.g. at can be filled as well),
active continental margin in collisional Phaneritic: Pyroxene, Hornblende, makes it very light in
mountain belt) Plagioclase weight Gabbro/Pyroxenite

tions
composition other properties rock name
none (rock is aphanitic) Salt and pepper texture Rhyolite

Many holes (vesicles, can be filled

Phaneritic: Quartz, K-Feldspar, Plagioclase, as well), makes it very light in
Biotite or Hornblende Granite
weight

Phaneritic: Pyroxene, Hornblende, so quickly cooled that it looks like

Diorite
Plagioclase glass (shiny)
Porphyritic: Olivine and Plagioclase
None Andesite
phenocrysts

Porphyritic: Hornblende phenocrysts Basalt

Porphyritic: Biotite phenocrysts Gabbro/Pyroxenite

Phaneritic: Pyroxene and Plagioclase

(Olivine is possible)