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Tabular classification of igneous rock

Dominant 2 3 4 5 6
mineral 1 Quartz + feldspars feldspars Feldspars+ feldspathoids Ferromagnen
Orthocl Plagiocl Alkali Soda Lime soda feldspathoids minerals
Rock quart ase ase feldspa lime feldspar
division z domina domina r feldspar dominant
nt nt domina dominan
nt t
Phanerites Vein Gabbro Nepheline
[P] quart Granite Tonalite Synite Diorite &anorthosi synite and
And te Anorthosite
Microphan
erites Ijolite Peridodites
[M] Thelarite
Felsic teschenite
Mefelsic
Mafic Micro Micro Micro Micro Micro Picrites
Granite Tonalite Synite Diorite gabbro pyroxenites

Porphyries
[PO] ----- Granite Tonalite Synite Diorite Gabbro Nepheline ----- -----
Micro porphyr porphyr porphy porphyry porphyry synite
porphyries[ y y ry porphyry Limburgite
MO]
Glasses [G]
[G][M][PO] LAMPR
GRAND OPHYRES
PHYRE 

PITCH TACHY
STONE LITE

Apthanites ----- Rhylolit Decite Trachyt Andesite Basalt phonolite Leuctio Olivine basalt
[A] e e phyres
Glasses [G]
[G] [A] 
PITCHST TACHLIT
ONE E

OBSIDIA
N
Silica OVERSATURATED ↓ SATURATED↓ UNSATURATED
saturation (>66%) (48-65%) (<48%)

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