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Unfortunately, the IGUS classification does not include a textural input to its classification schema,
other than the obvious distinction between phaneritic and aphanitic rocks. However, few igneous
rocks are named on the basis of textural criteria, with mineral content being to some extent a
secondary consideration, including the following.
Desafortunadamente, la clasificacin IGUS no incluye la textura a su esquema de
clasificacin, que no sea la distincin obvia entre fanerticas y rocas afanticas. Sin
embargo, algunas rocas gneas son nombrados sobre la base de criterios de textura, con el
contenido mineral de ser en cierta medida una consideracin secundaria, incluyendo lo
siguiente.
Pegmatite: A very coarse-grained rock ( most grains are greater than 1 cm and may approach or
exceed 1 m) with interlocking grains. The composition is typically granitic, and pegmatites most
commonly contain large alkali feldspars ( albite or sodic plagioclase plus microcline) and quartz
crystals. Unusual characteristics of pegmatite magmas ( particularly the very high water content)
permit the transport of rare or unusual elements and promote the crystallization of minerals that
contain them. High water contents may also a play a role in the formation of the unusually large
crystals. Unusual mafic pegmatites also exist, commonly as lenses or enclaves within gabbro or
diabase bodies, and consist of exceptionally coarse intergrown pyroxene and plagioclase grains.
Their origin is poorly understood.
Pegmatitas: Una roca muy de grano grueso (la mayora de los granos son mayores de 1 cm
y pueden acercarse o superar 1 m) con granos entrelazados. La composicin es
tpicamente grantica y pegmatitas ms comnmente contienen grandes feldespatos
alcalinos (albita o plagioclasa sdica, ms microclina) y cristales de cuarzo. Caractersticas
poco comunes de los magmas pegmatita (en particular el alto contenido de agua) permiten
el transporte de elementos raros o inusuales y promover la cristalizacin de los minerales
que los contienen. Los altos contenidos de agua pueden tambin desempear un papel en
la formacin de las inusualmente grandes cristales. Tambin existen pegmatitas mficas
inusuales, comnmente como lentes o enclaves dentro de cuerpos de gabro o diabasa, y
consisten en piroxeno y plagioclasa de granos entrecrecidos excepcionalmente gruesas.
Su origen es poco conocida.
Obsidian: A black, dark brown, or dark green glassy volcanic rock , typically but not exclusively
nonvesicular and generally of rhyolitic composition. Obsidians are characterized by conchoidal
fracture and may show incipient to advanced devitrification with production of very fine grained
secondary minerals in compact tan or pale gray spheroidal masses from several millimeters to a
centimeter or more in diameter.
Obsidiana: Un negro, marrn oscuro o verde roca volcnica vidriosa oscura; por lo general
pero no exclusivamente no vesicular y en general de composicin rioltica. Las Obsidianas