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Gabbro

 Gabbro; Ardnamurchan, Scotland
Gabbro is a basic igneous rock: if erupted on the surface, the magma would form a basalt. When the magma cools and crystallizes at depth, it forms a coarse-grained rock made of interlocking crystals in which you can distinguish dark and light minerals. The dark mineral is mostly pyroxene, and the lighter one is plagioclase (calcium-sodium feldspar). Gabbro generally does not contain quartz.


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