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basalt contains mostly plagioclase feldspar, augite, and olivine
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some rocks are made of only one mineral ex: limestone and marble contain mostly calcite
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Igneous Rock
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fine texture: small crystals (or even no crystals) examples: obsidian (volcanic glass) pumice (volcanic glass foam; it floats in water) scoria (sold as “lava rock”) basalt (most common rock on Earth) rhyolite (light colored) andesite (medium colored)
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or… magma like lava, but below ground rock is called intrusive or plutonic underground igneous rock structures are called plutons
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coarse texture crystals large enough to see with unaided eye examples: granite (most common rock on continents) gabbro (like coarse grained basalt) diorite (like coarse grained andesite) pegmatite (very large crystals)
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