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Phaneritic rock with 10% felsic minerals QAPF diagram Anorthosite: 90% plag Gabbro 35% mafic mineras Diorite 35% mafic minerals Granite 25% mafic minerals Rock classification based on chemistry Silica concentration principal oxide Silicic rocks with SiO2 66 wt% silica is felsic 52-66 wt% silica intermediate 45-52 wt% silica is mafic 45 wt% silica is ultramafic Also: Magnesian, aluminous, alkaline (Na2O and K2O) Classification of Igneous Rocks Igneous Textures Figure 3-5. a. Compositionally zoned hornblende phenocryst with pronounced color variation visible in plane-polarized light. Field