Aphanitic Texture - fine grained igneous rock

What is the overall rock color? You can't see the individual minerals without the aid of a microscope. You have to rely on the overall rock color.



Light Colored - felsic composition     -  rock name is  rhyolite

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Dark colored  - mafic composition     - rock name  is basalt

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Intermediate -  between dark and light  - rock name is andesite