I picked up an igneous rock from a recent lava flow that had the following minerals: 9% Quartz 41% Plagioclase 4% Biotite 25% Amphibole 21% Pyroxene What texture is this rock V[ Select ] Phaneritic Aphanitic What is this rock? [ [ Selec

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I picked up an igneous rock from a recent lava flow that had the following minerals:
9% Quartz
41% Plagioclase
4% Biotite
25% Amphibole
21% Pyroxene
What texture is this rock [ Select ]
Phaneritic
Aphanitic
What is this rock? [ Selec
Transcribed Image Text:I picked up an igneous rock from a recent lava flow that had the following minerals: 9% Quartz 41% Plagioclase 4% Biotite 25% Amphibole 21% Pyroxene What texture is this rock [ Select ] Phaneritic Aphanitic What is this rock? [ Selec
I picked up an igneous rock from a recent lava flow that had the following minerals:
9% Quartz
41% Plagioclase
4% Biotite
25% Amphibole
21% Pyroxene
What texture is this rock? [ Select ]
What is this rock v[ Select ]
Granite
Rhyolite
Diorite
Andesite
Gabbro
Basalt
Question 6
Peridotite
Transcribed Image Text:I picked up an igneous rock from a recent lava flow that had the following minerals: 9% Quartz 41% Plagioclase 4% Biotite 25% Amphibole 21% Pyroxene What texture is this rock? [ Select ] What is this rock v[ Select ] Granite Rhyolite Diorite Andesite Gabbro Basalt Question 6 Peridotite
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