Textures of Igneous Rocks

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Coarse Texture of Granite (Photo © Duncan Heron)

Thin Section of Granite(Photo © Duncan Heron)

Fine Texture of Rhyolite (Photo © Duncan Heron)

Thin Section of Rhyolite (Photo © Duncan Heron)

Basalt (Photo © Duncan Heron)

Basalt Thin Section (Photo © Duncan Heron)

Glassy Texture of Obsidian (Photo © Duncan Heron)

Porphyritic Texture (Photo © Duncan Heron)

Thin Section of Basalt Porphyry (Photo © Duncan Heron)

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