- In geology,
felsic is a
modifier describing igneous rocks that are
relatively rich in
elements that form
feldspar and quartz. It is
contrasted with mafic...
- into four
chemical types based on
silica content:
felsic, intermediate, mafic, and ultramafic.
Felsic or
silicic lavas have a
silica content greater than...
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unconsolidated sediments. The
typical location for VMS
deposits is at the top of the
felsic volcanic sequence,
within a
sequence of
volcaniclastic tuffaceous epiclastics...
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viscosity similar to thick, cold mol****es or even
rubber when erupted.
Felsic magma, such as rhyolite, is
usually erupted at low
temperature and is up...
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material had formed. The
series is
divided into two branches, the
continuous (
felsic minerals: feldspars) and the
discontinuous (mafic minerals). The minerals...
- into four
chemical types based on
silica content:
felsic, intermediate, mafic, and ultramafic.
Felsic or
silicic magmas have a
silica content greater than...
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pegmatite m****es
occur with granite.
Granite forms from silica-rich (
felsic) magmas.
Felsic magmas are
thought to form by
addition of heat or
water vapor to...
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minimal crystal growth. It is an
igneous rock.
Obsidian is
produced from
felsic lava, rich in the
lighter elements such as silicon, oxygen, aluminium, sodium...
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Archean felsic volcanic rocks are
felsic volcanic rocks that were
formed in the
Archean Eon (4 to 2.5
billion years ago). The term "
felsic"
means that...
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fragmental rocks and m****ive flows, as well as
felsic tuffs,
tholeiitic pillow basalts and
minor porphyritic felsic flows. Siltstone, greywacke, iron formation...