Igneous

Spain, Catalonia, Platja d'Aro. On the right is granodioorite porphyry. Left (reddish) - Episienites (the last phase of granodiorites, extremely depleted of quartz). Upper Carboniferous - Low Permian.

Russia, Magadan region, cape Chirikova. Magadan massif of granodiorites. Size - 40 * 45 km. Granodiorites hornblende-biotite. Consist: andesine 50%, anorthoclase 15%, quartz 20%, biotite 7%, green hornblende 5%, monoclinic pyroxene 0,5%. Accessory: chlorite, epidote, zoisite, sphene, zircon, apatite, magnetite. Low Cretaceous.

Russia, Magadan region, cape Chirikova. Magadan massif of granodiorites. Size - 40 * 45 km. Granodiorites hornblende-biotite. Consist: andesine 50%, anorthoclase 15%, quartz 20%, biotite 7%, green hornblende 5%, monoclinic pyroxene 0,5%. Accessory: chlorite, epidote, zoisite, sphene, zircon, apatite, magnetite. Low Cretaceous.

Russia, Primorsky Territory, Mount Falaza. Granodiorite massif. The massif has the shape of an oval elongated in a sub-latitudinal direction. Area 80 km square. Contacts with host rocks - 60-90 degrees. Granodiorites biotite-hornblende, gray, dark gray, medium-grained, fine-grained. Consist: plagioclase 50-60%, quartz 10-15%, orthoclase up to 10%, biotite 10-12%, hornblende 5-15%. Accessory: apatite, zircon, rarely orthite. Upper Cretaceous.

Russia, Primorsky Territory, Mount Cloud. Dacite. Upper Cretaceous.

Russia, Primorsky Territory, Mount Cloud. Dacite. Upper Cretaceous.

Portugal, Sintra, Castelo dos Mouros. The Sintra Massif or batholith is a circular intrusion. Biotite Granites. Upper Cretaceous.

Portugal, Sintra, Parque e Palácio Nacional da Pena. The Sintra Massif or batholith is a circular intrusion. Biotite Granites. Upper Cretaceous.

Portugal, Sintra, Castelo dos Mouros. The Sintra Massif or batholith is a circular intrusion. Biotite Granites. Upper Cretaceous.

Madeira, view from Pico Ruivo south. Basaltic interchange lavas and pyroclastic material with late dykes. Intermediate volcanic complex. Cenozoic. Neogene. Pliocene.