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The most abundant minerals found in granitic (felsic) igneous rocks include

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The most common felsic rock is granite. Common felsic minerals include quartz,muscovite, orthoclase, and the sodium-rich plagioclase feldspars. In terms of chemistry, felsic minerals and rocks are at the other end of the elemental spectrum from the mafic minerals and rocks.
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