Common
Minerals in Igneous Rocks:
- Quartz
- Plagioclase
- Biotite
- Microcline
- Hornblende
- Clinopyroxene
- Orthopyroxene
- Olivine
- Sphene
Common Minerals in Metamorphic Rocks (in
addition to those listed as common igneous minerals above):
- Prehnite
- Pumpellyite
- Glaucophane
- Stilpnomelane
- Lawsonite
- Garnet
- Chlorite
- Muscovite
- Staurolite
- Kyanite
- Sillimanite
- Andalusite
Petrography
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