(a) Q

The rock must contain a total of

at least 10% of the minerals below. Quartzolite
Renormalize to 100% 90 90

Quartz-rich
Granitoid

Classification of
60 60

nite
Gra

To
Igneous Rocks Granite Grano-

na
ar
diorite

ldsp

lit
e
li Fe
Alka
Alkali Fs. 20 20 Qtz. Diorite/
Quartz Syenite Quartz Qtz. Gabbro
Quartz Quartz
Alkali Fs. Syenite Monzonite Monzodiorite
5
Syenite
5 Diorite/Gabbro/
10 Syenite 35 Monzonite 65 Monzodiorite 90 Anorthosite
A (Foid)-bearing (Foid)-bearing (Foid)-bearing P
Syenite Monzonite Monzodiorite
10 10 (Foid)-bearing
Diorite/Gabbro
(Foid)-bearing

(Fo
Alkali Fs. Syenite

id)

ro
(Foid) (Foid)

abb
Sy
Monzosyenite Monzodiorite

en

G
ite

id)
(Fo
60 60
Figure 2-2. A classification of the phaneritic igneous
rocks. a. Phaneritic rocks with more than 10% (quartz + (Foid)olites
feldspar + feldspathoids). After IUGS.

F
 Classification of Igneous Rocks
Plagioclase
Anorthosite Figure 2-2. A classification of the phaneritic
90
igneous rocks. b. Gabbroic rocks. c. Ultramafic
rocks. After IUGS.

Olivine
Olivine Dunite
gabbro 90

Peridotites

We
ite

h
rlit
urg
Plagioclase-bearing ultramafic rocks
Lherzolite

e
rzb
Pyroxene Olivine Ha

(b) 40

Orthopyroxenite Olivine Websterite Pyroxenites

10

(c) 10
Websterite
Clinopyroxenite
Orthopyroxene Clinopyroxene
 Q

Classification of
Igneous Rocks 60 60

Rhyolite Dacite

20 20

Trachyte Latite Andesite/Basalt

35 65
A (foid)-bearing (foid)-bearing (foid)-bearing P
Trachyte Latite Andesite/Basalt
10 10

Phonolite Tephrite

Figure 2-3. A classification and nomenclature

of volcanic rocks. After IUGS.
60 60

(Foid)ites

F
 Classification of Igneous Rocks

Figure 2-5. Classification of the pyroclastic rocks. a. Based on type of material. After Pettijohn
(1975) Sedimentary Rocks, Harper & Row, and Schmid (1981) Geology, 9, 40-43. b. Based on the
size of the material. After Fisher (1966) Earth Sci. Rev., 1, 287-298.
 Classification of Igneous Rocks

Figure 2-4. A chemical classification of volcanics based on total alkalis vs. silica. After Le Bas et al.
(1986) J. Petrol., 27, 745-750. Oxford University Press.
Figure 18-2. Alumina saturation classes based on the molar proportions of Al2O3/(CaO+Na2O+K2O) (“A/CNK”) after
Shand (1927). Common non-quartzo-feldspathic minerals for each type are included. After Clarke (1992). Granitoid
Rocks. Chapman Hall.