NamePorphyritic Granite
TexturePorphyritic
OriginIntrusive/Plutonic
Chemical CompositionFelsic
ColorPredominately white
Mineral CompositionPotassium Feldspar, Quartz, Sodium Plagioclase, Biotite, Hornblende
MiscellaneousVery large Potassium Feldspar Phenocrysts in a phaneritic (coarse-grained) groundmass
Tectonic EnvironmentConvergent Boundary - Intruded into batholiths above Andean-type Subduction Zone

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