Applications and Investigations in Earth Science (9th Edition)
Applications and Investigations in Earth Science (9th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780134746241
Author: Edward J. Tarbuck, Frederick K. Lutgens, Dennis G. Tasa
Publisher: PEARSON
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6. In which plate tectonic settings would you expect to find felsic igneous rocks? mafic igneous rocks? WHY?
7. What are the characteristics of felsic magmas (silica content, temperature at eruption, viscosity, volatile content,
explosiveness)?
8. What is the difference between aphanitic and phaneritic igneous rocks? What does this imply about how each
formed?
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Transcribed Image Text:6. In which plate tectonic settings would you expect to find felsic igneous rocks? mafic igneous rocks? WHY? 7. What are the characteristics of felsic magmas (silica content, temperature at eruption, viscosity, volatile content, explosiveness)? 8. What is the difference between aphanitic and phaneritic igneous rocks? What does this imply about how each formed?
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