Composition Key Phaneritic Igneous Rocks

Bowen's Reaction Series

Color/Texture Key

Percent Abundance Chart

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MAFICS

QU A R T Z
> 20%

Light colored rocks

<10%

ORTHOCLASE

Pinkish,
Reddish

ALKALIGRANITE

PLAGIOCLASE

White-ish,
light gray,

PLAGIOGRANITE

"Salt&Pepper"
white>black

GRANODIORITE

Quartz 0-5%
pinkish

SYENITE

Quartz
5-20%

QTZ. SYENITE

Quartz 0-5%
white-ish

MONZONITE

Quartz
5-20%

QTZ.
MONZONITE

Plagio. >90%
mid-dark gray

Pyroxene
<10%

ANORTHOSITE

AMPHIBOLE &
BIOTITE

"Salt&Pepper"
black white

DIORITE

>PLAGIOCLASE

>ORTHOCLASE

MAFICS

10-25%

ORTHOCLASE
65-100%

PLAGIOCLASE
ORTHOCLASE

Plag. 0-35%
Mafics < 1 0 %

F EL D -

S PA RS
80-100%

Ortho 10-35%
Mafics <10%

PLAGIOCLASE
35-100%

MMAAFFIICCSS/
PLPALG
AIOGCILOA-SE
5 0 /5 0 %

CLASE

MAFICS

90-100%
Dark colored rocks

Light colored

PLAGIOCLASE

(TONOLITE)

PLAGIOCLASE

rare Olivine

PYROXENE;

Drk gray or
brown-gray

GABBRO

PYROXENE

OLIVINE
0-40 %

Drk green, or
brown; black

PYROXENITE

OLIVINE

PYROXENE
10-60%

Light to dark
green

PERIDOTITE

OLIVINE

Pale green
glassy grains

Blk Chromite
crystals typ.

DUNITE

Dark Gray

60-100%

40 - 90 %
> 90 %