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Department of Mineralogy and Petrology
Faculty of Natural Sciences
Comenius University in Bratislava
       
Atlas of rocks

It contains the petrologically most important magmatic rocks subdivided into the four main groups: plutonic, volcanic, pyroclastic and volcanic glass. It brings information about texture, structure, mineral, modal and chemical compositions, and classification principles applied to selected real samples of magmatic rocks. The Atlas of magmatic rocks is interactive and its authors welcome any suggestions as well as collaboration during its extension.

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Subdivision

Plutonic

Plutonic

Are magmatic rocks crystallized from magma emplaced in depth or near the surface and hence, they are also designated as intrusive rocks

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Volcanic

Volcanic

Their origin is always connected with volcanic activity. They are the rocks crystallizing either from the lava on the Earth´s surface, or from magma very close beneath the surface

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Pyroclastic

Pyroclastic

They are formed by the accumulation of the material created during the explosive fragmentation of magma and/or from pre-existing solid rocks during the volcanic eruption

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Volcanic glass

Volcanic glass

They are the products of very rapid quenching of a melt. They can form an individual rock dominated by volcanic glass or are important constituents...

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