1 Formation
1.1 Formation
Granophyre is a fine-grained, hard rock which is a type of metasomatite, essentially altered basalt. It forms with or without crystallization, either below the surface as intrusive rocks or on the surface as extrusive rocks.
Basaltic Trachandesite is a fine-grained, hard rock that forms when bits of lava shoot out of volcanoes.
1.2 Composition
1.2.1 Mineral Content
Hornblade, Orthoclase, Plagioclase, Quartz
Olivine, Plagioclase, Pyroxene
1.2.2 Compound Content
Aluminium Oxide, CaO, Iron(III) Oxide, FeO, Potassium Oxide, MgO, MnO, Sodium Oxide, Phosphorus Pentoxide, Silicon Dioxide, Titanium Dioxide
Aluminium Oxide, CaO, Iron(III) Oxide, FeO, Potassium Oxide, MgO, MnO, Sodium Oxide, Phosphorus Pentoxide, Silicon Dioxide, Titanium Dioxide
1.3 Transformation
1.3.1 Metamorphism
1.3.2 Types of Metamorphism
Burial Metamorphism, Impact Metamorphism
Contact Metamorphism
1.3.3 Weathering
1.3.4 Types of Weathering
Biological Weathering
Biological Weathering
1.3.5 Erosion
1.3.6 Types of Erosion
Glacier Erosion, Sea Erosion, Wind Erosion
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