Object ID:
1917.9.15
Collection:
Natural History
Object Name:
Granite
Dimensions:
H-2.5 W-4 L-8.5 cm
Description:
Correctly known as Wausau Syenite
Intrusive igenous rock, persilicic rock (> 65% silica), composed of anhedral quartz, anhedral plagioclase, anhedral potassium feldspar, and anhedral black minerals, phaneritic.
Intrusive igenous rock, persilicic rock (> 65% silica), composed of anhedral quartz, anhedral plagioclase, anhedral potassium feldspar, and anhedral black minerals, phaneritic.
Other Name:
Wisconsin Red Granite
VE Exhibit Label 1:
Phaneritic: of or relating to an igneous rock in which the crystals are so coarse that individual minerals can be distinguished with the naked eye. Phaneritic rocks are intrusive rocks that cooled slowly enough to allow significant crystal growth.
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