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4.2 How are igneous rocks classified?

Chart showing the chemistry of igneous rocks

The chemistry of igneous rocks. Higher temperature minerals (first to crystallize) are on the right, cooling to the left (last to crystallize.) Vertical bands represent minerals in igneous rock groups (more on this later).

Fig 4.3 (top)