Igneous Rock Classification & How to Use The QAPF Diagram- Igneous Petrology #1 | GEO GIRL

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[@محمدخالد-ع8ر2ن]

Amazing video thank you, but i have a question how can we measure the mineral percentage in thin section

[@kayalvizhi7611]

@7:08 so the mineral composition of volcanic and plutonic rocks are the same? The different names for volcanic and plutonic basically just tells you whether the rock cooled inside & is coarse grained or if it cooled outside and is fine grained? Like for example basalt and gabbro are compositionally equivalent except for the location where they cooled-right? Also the diagram at 7:08 is a much more simplified version of QAPF /volcanic rock diagram classification correct?? QAPF (& ultra mafic chart) are much more detailed diagrams to identify plutonic rocks and the IUGS volcanic diagram is used to identify volcanic rocks?

[@GEOGIRL]

Yep, the composition is the same between volcanic & plutonic rocks, the only difference is the grain size, see this video kzbin.info/www/bejne/pWOaanWiaaeLbsU for more on identification of the two types. But yes, you are exactly right that the different names just give you an idea of the cooling environment/rate. Also, yes, the 7:08 diagram is a simplified version a bit easier to read than the QAPF (and it is based on silica content and mineral volume % rather than Quartz, Alkali feldspar, Plagioclase, & Feldspathoid content). And yes, IUGS for volcanic (fine grained) rocks, QAPF for plutonic, and ultramafic for ultramafic ;)

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I followed an old Essex Co. MA geology book to locate a nephaline-syenite dike in Salem, MA and found some green nephalene with a little blue sodalite. There was some greyish dark material that had a purplish appearance through the edges that I at first thought to be labradorite, but later realized that feldspar type was on the wrong end of Ca-Na-Ka grouping for nephalene syenite. What I was finding was a pseudomorph gradation between nephalene and sodalite, which the old geology book seemed to confirm. The curious thing about sodalite is it must have at some point been exposed to salt water to pick up chlorine to change from nephalene. Otherwise it may have picked up a Sulphur molecule to become lazurite. I once attended a lecture about Japanese ultramafic minerals where rare iodine minerals were formed when magma was exposed to ocean water. The subjects of your lectures always draw me into places where I can put most of the puzzle together but never completed.

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[@GEOGIRL]

So far, there have been 6 igneous petrology videos now, I hope you have found the others, you can go to the playlists page on my channel if you want to watch all ig pet videos in order: kzbin.infoplaylists. But if you are asking about the 2nd part to classification with the examples, I am still trying to get the materials I need for that video, because I want to make sure I have all the rock examples I need, and so far my search has not been complete. Hopefully it will be soon though :) ALSO, thanks so so much for the kind words of support and encouragement, you are the best ;)

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So glad you found it helpful! Best of luck on your exam! ;)

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[@partm1297]

Hello, at 12:23 where were you able to obtained the square-shaped diagram?

[@GEOGIRL]

That is a figure from the textbook I used, Earth Materials by Cornelis Klein & Anthony Philpotts: amzn.to/3CwyBwY

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Thanks! Glad you found it helpful :D

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[@user-uj8qh8rh2f]

Can you tell me differences & similarities between basalt&gabbro! Also rhyolite&granite?!

[@GEOGIRL]

Yep, basalt and gabbro have the same composition but have different grain sizes (basalt if fine grained, gabbro is coarse). Same for granite and rhyolite (same composition, but rhyolite is fine grained, granite is coarse grained).

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[@roshansharma868]

Basalt is a mafic Igneous rock with 45 to 52% silica content ....but the IUGS classification (pic attached) define basalt as a rock that contains a max of 20% quartz .....why this difference is there plzz can you clear this doubt?

[@GEOGIRL]

Well basalt is a fine-grained volcanic rock so we use the volcanic classification diagram at 19:18 to define basalt and on this diagram, it is correctly defined at containing ~45 to 52 % silica. Now, if you are asking about gabbro (the coarse-grained equivalent to basalt), which is defined as containing a maximum of 20% silica on the IUGS diagram, it is because for the IUGS classification of coarse-grained (extrusive) igneous rocks, we use modal mineralogy (which is volume percent), whereas in the fine-grained classification system, we use normative mineralogy (which is weight precent), so they are just a bit off. Hope that makes sense, if you want to see the video where I discuss the difference between mode and norm, here it is: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qJ3bmmyJf7ymgLM Thanks for bringing up this important question! ;)

[@ameliepamelie_88]

I thought mica's were felsic? at least for muscovite. Or are there mafic mica's as well?

[@GEOGIRL]

That's a great question! Yes, there are mafic mica in addition to felsic ones like muscovite. The most common mafic mica is biotite! :D

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[@adamc1966]

My favorite type of rock.

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Before we get started, so nebula happens and then it is time and temperature that determines the make up, so does this mean in other systems potentially would form similar if not the same materials given the time, speed, and temp were similar? Is the sun kind of like lava in a way? I mean I know that sun is a plasma but we can create plasma in the microwave so it melts minerals, well dangit I have a real hard time understanding the sun. lol

[@GEOGIRL]

Haha, don't worry I don't understand the sun that well either lol. But to attempt at answering your questions, yes, other planets/systems with the same elements are able to (and do) form the same materials/minerals as found on Earth. In fact, all of the rocky planets in the inner solar system have the same bulk composition for this very reason. However, I think that the sun isn't able to make these types of materials because it goes back to that concept of if it gets too heavy into element making (up to Fe) and it explodes, and given that our sun is relatively young, it hasn't even gotten to making elements much heavier than H and He (I think the sun is something like 98% Hydrogen and Helium, the lightest two elements), and this means that it is nowhere near as heavy as the elements that make up lava on Earth (which is mostly Si, O, Fe, Mg, Na, K, Al, etc.). Once our sun does get old enough to start making heavy elements, it will still only make a very small amount (relative to H & He) at its core before it explodes, so I don't think it is possible for stars to create the minerals that we have on Earth. The reasons for this are very physics-y and I am no physicist so I am sorry but I can't explain further haha. But I really appreciate the question, I bet a lot of people think the sun is lava because it looks that way!

[@colubrinedeucecreative]

@@GEOGIRL Awesome, thanks so much! I haven't really thought about that as a comparison before, but sunspots look like a spew of lava almost.

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Hey, thanks for the comment once again! haha, I just noticed you commented on both this and the optical mineralogy video, thanks so much, your support means a lot

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Yea, actually I have a radioactive/absolute dating video in which I discuss carbon dating, but it is kind of an old video and I didn't go super in depth over C dating, so watch that one here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fInRYp6Xg611e8k and then let me know if you'd like a more detailed one or if the info in that one sufficed. Thanks! :D

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There's a mislabeled granite in the grid with the samples in it: There are two labeled "Q Monzodiorite", but the middle one should be "Q Monzonite".

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What a great question! I don't think I am qualified to answer that with my limited experience, but I am hoping that geology becomes very popular among young students as we need to understand the complex processes of Earth better than ever now! I know that currently geology is going down in popularity among undergraduate students, but I hope they will soon see how much variety geology holds and that it is not only oil, gas, mining, but also climate and environmental science, and pretty much anything that happens on Earth and that we need people in all of these fields in order to unravel the geological mysteries that Earth and other planets still hold. :)

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it is very interesting video.please send me mineralogy notice.

[@GEOGIRL]

Thanks! But what do you mean mineralogy notice? You mean when I post mineralogy videos? I have a whole mineralogy playlist if you are interested: kzbin.info/aero/PL69bBhmsrgftKxwTlJAvkSlQ-gTB8o_Xp Hope this helps! ;)

[@airuca4330]

I didn't see diorite igneous LoL I'm trying so hard to identify this stone

[@GEOGIRL]

Check this video out: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pWOaanWiaaeLbsU (I talk about and show examples of diorite in that one at around 9:50) ;)

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@@GEOGIRL thank you I have 1 I believe is diorite but it has iron spots and the mica is damaged from the water. I wish KZbin allowed us to upload pictures LoL thanks again 😁

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[@GEOGIRL]

Hey there! Sure, here are the links to the books I used for this playlist: Essentials of Igneous Petrology by Ronald and Carol Frost: amzn.to/3fJ94XD Earth Materials by Cornelis Klein & Anthony Philpotts: amzn.to/3CwyBwY The one I used most for this video specifically is the first one (Essentials of Igneous Petrology) Hope this helps ;)

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[@GEOGIRL]

AHHHH YAYYY!! hahaha So glad you are excited for this playlist, hope you enjoyed the first video, the second comes out this Sunday! ;D

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Haha, Sorry about that, you can actually slow down the speed of the video if it is too fast for you to follow ;)

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