Match the corresponding characteristics with the correct igneous rock
A) course-grained, mafic composition
B) glassy texture
C) ultramafic composition
D) vesicular texture
E) course-grained, felsic composition
F) fine-grained, felsic composition
G) intermediate composition
H) fine-grained, mafic composition
9) Obsidian
10) Granite
11) Basalt
12) Pumice
13) Peridotite
14) Rhyolite
15) Diorite
16) Gabbro
Answers: 9) B 10) E 11) H 12) D 13) C 14) F 15) G 16) A
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