#Igneous

[bu-blegh-ost]

Chip proposing to Igneous and then immediately inviting him to his crew after being rejected will never not be funny to me. Boy really went "How to get a boy of your dreams:

Step 1: Become a zombie

Step 2: Scare the shit out of your crush. But like...playfully.

Step 3: Propose and marry him on the spot.

Step 4: If step 3 fails, become his Boss."

[quantumspacegoats]

I apprently never uploaded my refs for my hatching Igneous

[grumpy-zane]

Crossing Lines / Broken Promises

[slumbergoblin]

You get one angry Igneous

[mineralsrocksandfossiltalks]

Monday's Mineral: Igneous Quartz

Quartz is an interesting mineral that forms both in igneous and sedimentary settings. Today, we will look into the igneous side of things in a bit more detail.

Quartz is a major component of silica-rich igneous rocks also known as felsic rocks. In granite, quartz can make up to 25% of the composition (feldspar makes up the majority).

Quartz is a large component of pegmatites as well. Pegmatites are a type of intrusive igneous rock with a similar composition to granite but on a smaller scale and far less homogenous. Pegmatites are the last part of a magma body to crystallize. This final fluid fraction is high in volatile and trace elements.

Quartz can also form in hydrothermal veins. Hydrothermal veins are a combination of two ways minerals form: heat and precipitation from water. Magma is not just molten rock. It also contains water and because it is underground and under a ton of pressure, that water stays a liquid. At the temperatures that hydrothermal water reaches, it can dissolve a lot of minerals, including silicon dioxide (chemical formula for quartz). As the magma cools, the last part that is still water contains quartz and it can seep into cracks in rocks where it eventually precipitates out.

[relatetorocks]

[coffeenuts]

Agathla Peak by ShutterJack https://flic.kr/p/2k85DYw

[nogenderonlyrat]

Igneous for character bingo :3

YAYAYAYYA OKAY HERE

Igneous hehehehehehgjrjejejzhehe >:3

[pink-wysteria]

Good on Chip for finally getting a second boyfriend

[bookinbear]

Ellzor and Igneous Umberspore! Big fan of these two so had to draw them.

[autoacafiles]

[godteri-takk]

Characters based on types of rock???

Sedimentary, metamorphic, and igneous!

[quantumspacegoats]

TADA my version of the Hatchling I hope you like them they are named Igneous “Iggy”. They have a messed up right greater eye which mirrors my messed up eye irl (I am mostly blind)

[solbufo]

mushroom themed cave kids..

[slumbergoblin]

You get two (2) Igneouses

[mineralsrocksandfossiltalks]

Monday's Mineral: Feldspar Source Rocks

Well, the month is almost up which means I've almost finished teaching you all there is to know about feldspars.

I had mentioned once before that feldspars form in magma at different temperatures. Each type of feldspar is associated with different kinds of igneous rocks. Let's take a look at them!

Granite and rhyolite (shown above) have the same composition. They are 70-77% silica which is feldspar and quartz minerals. There's other stuff but for today, they aren't important. Granite and rhyolite often contain two types of feldspar; k-spar and albite (sodium feldspar).

Diorite and andesite (shown above) have the same composition as well; about 50% silica and 50% other minerals. They are primarily quartz and albite sometimes with tiny amounts of k-spar or anorthite (calcium feldspar). So, mostly plag over k-spar.

Finally, gabbro and basalt (shown above) have the same composition. They are primarily made of pyroxenes with some olivines and anorthite or calcium plagioclase.

Notice how the rocks gradually get darker are you remove the silica.

And now you know where to find feldspars! If you want more content, please go check out my other platforms (Youtube, TikTok, Facebook, Instagram) all under a variation of Minerals, Rocks and Fossil Talks. Just look for the logo!