Object ID:
1919.8.7.1-2
Collection:
Natural History- F.S. Dayton
Object Name:
Quartz Monzodiorite
Description:
Intrusive igneous rock, medium-course grained, phaneritic. Both samples composed of plagioclase, quartz, potassium feldspar and black minerals. Minerals are anhedral in shape.
Other Name:
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.
Rock Type:
Igneous
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