05-07-2024, 22:50
Basalt Porphyrite, Plagioclase Porphyrite or Diabase?
Probably All of them, it is mostly a matter of preference and depends on local traditions.
White Fhenocrysts are plagioclase crystals.
The Isle of Mull, Scotland.
The rock is 8 cm in length.
https://www.sandatlas.org/porphyry/