Match the description with the appropriate texture.
-________ rock has two or more, distinctly different-sized populations of mineral grains
A)aphanitic
B)porphyritic
C)phaneritic
D)glass

Name: Match the description with the appropriate texture. -________ rock has two or more, distinctly different-sized populations of mineral grains A)aphanitic B)porphyritic C)phaneritic D)glass
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Match the description with the appropriate texture.
-________ rock has two or more, distinctly different-sized populations of mineral grains
A)aphanitic 
B)porphyritic 
C)phaneritic 
D)glass

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Porphyritic texture describes a rock that has two distinct populations of mineral grains, one larger than the other.

Match the Description with the Appropriate Texture