the rock was quarried from a batholith in Colorado. what type of igneous rock is it, how was it formed, what is its predominant mineral composition and what is the identity of the rock?|||Likely a granite; plagioclase, feldspars and quartz.
Batholiths form when an intrusive pluton cools beneath the surface without erupting. The magma has a long time to cool, as it's insulated by the surrounding rock, which allows large crystals to grow.|||It is probably granite or some other felsic intrusive rock.
It was formed in a huge mass of magma that slowly cooled deep underground. The primary minerals are quartz, Orthloclase feldspar and muscovite mica
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