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NIC D
naturally-occurring, inorganic, crystalline solid, definite (not fixed) chemical composition
mineral crystallization acronym order
OP AB PK MQ
O, first
olivine
P 1
pyroxene
A
amphibole
B
biotite
P 2
plagioclase
K
K-Feldspar
M
muscovite
Q, last
quartz
intrusive rocks
crystallized SLOWLY WITHIN earth
extrusive rocks
crystallized RAPIDLY AT surface
large enough to see (course-grained), slowly within earth (intrusive)
Phaneritic
too small to see (fine-grained), rapidly at surface (extrusive)
Aphanitic
mix of course and fine grained, cooling both inside and outside the Earth
Porphyritic