Goldich dissolution series

The Goldich dissolution series is a method of predicting the relative stability or weathering rate of common igneous minerals on the Earth's surface, with minerals that form at higher temperatures and pressures less stable on the surface than minerals that form at lower temperatures and pressures.

Discontinuous
Series
Continuous
Series
High
OlivinePlagioclase
(Calcium rich)
Pyroxene
Amphibole
Biotite
(Black Mica)
Plagioclase
(Sodium rich)
Relative
Weathering
potential
Orthoclase
Muscovite
(White Mica)
Quartz
Low