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| dimension stone rock types include granite and metamorphic rocks, black granite, marble, and sandstone, together...maps produced by the Geological Survey of Western Australia are available from: Information Centre Department...Resources Bulletin 24 Dimension stone in Western Australia Volume 2 Volume 2 covers much of the published...in the southern, central western, and northern regions of Western Australia. Almost 120 sites have been...DIMENSION STONE IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA Volume 2 DIMENSION STONES OF THE SOUTHERN, CENTRAL WESTERN, AND NORTHERN |
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| Stocklmayer GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA Gemstones of Western Australia FRONTISPIECE Euhedral black... MINERAL RESOURCES BULLETIN 25 GEMSTONES OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA by J Michael Fetherston, Susan M Stocklmayer...Stocklmayer Perth 2013 GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA MINISTER FOR MINES AND PETROLEUM Hon. Norman...EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA Rick Rogerson REFERENCE The recommended reference...VC 2013, Gemstones of Western Australia: Geological Survey of Western Australia, Mineral Resources Bulletin |
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| maps produced by the Geological Survey of Western Australia are available from: Information Centre Department...Bulletin 25 GEMSTONES OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA Gemstones of Western Australia second edition While systematically...authoritative, the second edition of Gemstones of Western Australia is written not only for the professional geologist...et al. The second edition of Gemstones of Western Australia is an updated version published in response...formal inception of the Geological Survey of Western Australia (GSWA) in 1896. In this second joint publication |
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| crystallization and rapid crystal growth: a case study of orbicular granitoids of magmatic origin Julin Zhang & Cin-Ty...crystallization and rapid crystal growth: a case study of orbicular granitoids of magmatic origin, International Geology...crystallization and rapid crystal growth: a case study of orbicular granitoids of magmatic origin Julin Zhang and...ABSTRACT ARTICLE HISTORY Archaean orbicular granitoids from western Australia were investigated to better understand...interstitial plagioclase. Each band consists of a hornblenderich outer layer and a plagioclase-rich inner |
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| the 40th Anniversary of the Canon City Meteor Western Museum of Mining and Industry. See a Piece of... Raynolds presented this program to the WIPS (Western Interior Paleontological Society) on April 1. See...Springs Mineralogical Society and held at the Western Museum of Mining and Industry. Theme: “Meteorites...surface a rock Fig. 4. A nice slab of orbicular granite from western with quite porous texture was deposited—essentially...similar to material forming the terraces and Australia. mounds in some of the Yellowstone areas. The |
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| 2007 Radial orbicular granite − bearing 127 Radial cordierite-bearing orbicular granite formed from...Education, Joetsu 943 − 8512, Japan ** Orbicular granite occurs at Minederayama in the Tsukuba Mountains...demonstrate that the mineral assemblage of the orbicular granite reflects the incongruent melting of pelitic...Important factors in the formation of the orbicular granite are the unmixing between the incongruent melt...hornfels and host granite melt, and the infiltration of the incongruent melt into the host granite melt as the |
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| RESOURCES BULLETIN 23 DIMENSION STONE IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA Volume 1 INDUSTRY REVIEW AND DIMENSION STONES...REGION by JM Fetherston DIMENSION STONE IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA VOLUME 1 INDUSTRY REVIEW AND DIMENSION STONES...SURVEY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA MINERAL RESOURCES BULLETIN 23 DIMENSION STONE IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA VOLUME...EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA Tim Griffin REFERENCE The recommended reference...Fetherston, JM, 2007, Dimension stone in Western Australia: Volume 1 — Industry review and dimension |
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| of Zimbabwe G Z S Newsletter June 2009 Orbicular Granite, Diana’s Pool, Matopos Photo: Sue Brooks...Archaeology—Reply to Love and Walsh ………….……..…………………. 5 Orbicular Granite – Diana’s Pool, Matopos …..…...……….………………………...04-301855 and the address is 94B Pendennis Road, Mount Pleasant in Harare. marion.debeer@cadline.co.zw...or the Editor on request. A Note on the Orbicular Granite in the Diana’s Pool Area, Matopos, Rhodesia...Rhodesia O.G. Garvie The orbicular granite, briefly described, was discovered by Owen Garvie in the Diana’s |
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| 2004 Anorogenic Gross Spitzkoppe granite stock in central western Namibia: Part II. Structures and textures...ABSTRACT The anorogenic Cretaceous Gross Spitzkoppe granite stock and associated bimodal dike swarms, are related...also by an irregular dike of orbicular granite cutting the marginal granite of the stock. INTRODUCTION...Cretaceous anorogenic Gross Spitzkoppe granite stock (GSS), western Namibia. Geological setting, magmatic...al. (2004). This highly evolved topaz-bearing granite stock contains a marginal aplite-pegmatite zone |
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| COMMISSION GEOLOGIQUE DE FINLANDE N:o 83 ON ORBICULAR GRANITES SPOTTED AND NODULAR GRANITES ETC. AND...COMMlSSION GEOLOGIQUE OE FINLANOE N:o 83 ON ORBICULAR GRANITES SPOTTED AND NODULAR GRANITES ETC. AND... ... . . .. .... . .... . . Tbc ol'biclI lgranite ,,'ith ;:mal l -phcl'oie;H ... . ... ... . . ....IICROS COP ICA I. DESCRIPTION SOME REMARKS ON TRE ORBICULAR GRAKJTE OF KANGASNIE:VU ,\DDITIOXAL OBSERVATIOKS...THEORETICAL CO~CLUSIONS (,OKCER~ING THE ORIGIX OF ORBICULAR G RANITE S ..... .. . . .... . . ARE THE S PHEROTDS |
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| Crystallisation of ne- and coarse-grained A-type granite sheets of the Southern Oklahoma Aulacogen, U.S...Crystallisation of ne- and coarse-grained A-type granite sheets of the Southern Oklahoma Aulacogen, U.S...Crystallisation of fine- and coarse-grained A-type granite sheets of the Southern Oklahoma Aulacogen, U.S...first as fine-grained granite sheets and then subsequently as coarser-grained granite sheets. Aplite dykes...coarser-grained granite sheets but rare to absent within the older fine-grained granite sheets. The older |
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| petrographical insight into the formation of orbicular granitoids from the Bonney Pluton, southern Victoria...Ltd Exploration Department, PO Box 1, Tabubil, Western Province, Papua New Guinea †GNS Science, Dunedin...injection of hot mafic magmas, evidenced by elevated plagioclase XAn , and Mg-Al-Ti-contents in hornblende that...structure of orbicules (hornblende-rich versus plagioclase-rich shells) were likely due to repeated changes...near-equilibrium crystallization in the host granite. 1. Introduction Orbicular granitoid rocks are very rare and |
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| TM ratios in hydrated volcanic glass from the western U.S.A., proving that the isotopic compositions...side of Konoeti Bay road, 0.5 mi. N of Rte. 29 Plagioclase (An~0) Black glass 8.9 9.2 (1) (1) Doe-5 ...aphanitic, Na-rich, Sonoma Co., Valley of the Moon quarry, 4 mi. E of Kenwood Whole rock Rhyolite perlite...Vuelta la Barranca, NW Nicaragua Whole rock Plagioclase 12.0 :s 0.3 7.1 • 0.2 (2) (2) H-2 Rhyolite...Rise PV 650 Rhyolite obsidian, Cerro Ourito flow, Mount Ourito (A. E. J. ENG~L) Whole rock 6.0 :L 0.2 |
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| by Firefly Books Ltd. PO. Box 1338, Ellicott Station Buffalo, New York 14205 66 Leek Crescent Richmond...materials created by. living organisms rocks such as granite. The mineral grains in these rocks are actually...in this sediment sometimes form fossils. Orbicular granite, Finland * 99 x 74 x 31 cm. This uncommon...surface, creating an intrusive igneous rock such as granite. These rocks become exposed to wind, water and...Corundum encke Madagascar e(2x23x3em Quartz, Mount Ida, Arkansas, USA ° 14x 15 x 10 cm Corundum, Mozambique |
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| OF MINERALS FROM MIGMATITES, RAPAKIVI GRANITES ORBICULAR ROCKS J. H O E F S AND AND S. E P S T E I N...r o m m i g matites, rapakivi granites a n d orbicular rocks. Lithos 2, 1-8. s/Ol6 ratios o f quartz...values o f feldspars from rapakivi a n d f r o m orbicular rocks ." considered in t h e light of t h e existing...formation. At the same time, some rather unusual orbicular rocks were examined together with rapakivi granites...Finland are essentially mixtures of granite and quartz-plagioclase-biotite gneiss. H~irme (1959, 1965) |
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| Petrology and geochemistry of the orbicular granitoid of Caldera, northern Chile. Models and...and hypotheses on the formation of radial orbicular textures Juan Dı́az-Alvarado, Natalia Rodrı́guez...Constanzo, Ítalo, Petrology and geochemistry of the orbicular granitoid of Caldera, northern Chile. Models and...and hypotheses on the formation of radial orbicular textures, LITHOS (2017), doi:10.1016/j.lithos.2017...MANUSCRIPT Petrology and geochemistry of the orbicular granitoid of Caldera, northern IP T Chile. |
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| coarse-grained igneous rock, diorite consists of white plagioclase and dark hornblende in roughly equal proportions...becomes a granodiorite; with larger amounts, a granite. These three rock types often occur together in...SECTION SHOWN minerals in equal proportion plagioclase olite MICROGRAPHS hornblende MICROGRAPH (Al...minerals. GRAIN SIZE 2–5mm. ESSENTIAL COMPONENTS Plagioclase, hornblende. ddish brown, yellowish brown,...and the same process of formation. COMPOSITION Granite is always made up of three different kinds of minerals: |
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| 480 Latrobe Street Melbourne, Victoria 3000, Australia Macmillan of Canada Division of Gage Publishing...name of the rock can be assigned. For example, granite must have quartz and potassic feldspar, syenite...enough to modify the name, for example, biotite granite, hornblende syenite, bituminous limestone, siliceous...especially in compound rock names like granogabbro (granite-gabbro), monzogabbro (monzonite-gabbro), rhyodacite...pi F P/(A + P) plagioclase Anos-ioo feldspathoid feldspar ratio (f.r.); plagioclase/ total feldspar |
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| granites .............................. Biotite granite .......................................................... ................. Hornblende-augite granite ........................................ 12 Geologic........................................... Orbicular granite................................................... .................................. The granite railroads .............................................. Grout quarry............................................. Kearney Hill quarry............... |
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| sedimentary rocks of Pennsylvanian age, younger Westerly Granite, and underlying igneous and metamorphic rocks of...rphic rocks of western and southwestern Rhode Island. _ Metavolcanic rocks of western Rhode Island.___-_..._---_---Porphyritic granite gneiss.._._-______.__---____-------_Scituate Granite Gneis8-___-_--____--_-__-__--...Rod Granite Gneiss...._____---____---__-_-_--_--Fine-grained granite related to Scituate Granite Gneiss...Gneiss and Ten Rod Granite Gneiss...-__-_--_-___-.....-.....-_ Potter Hill Granite Gneiss...-._-__________ |
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| photographs were provided by the following: 2 (Granite rock exposed at Tarn (Midi-Pyrenees), France),...Geological Survey; 52BL, David Huston, Geoscience Australia; 17TR, Marli Miller; 23TR, 48 (in Optical Effects...on to tell you that the mottled brown stone is granite - then show how through the Above: Some specimens...specimens. At the top is the rock orbicular, a special variety of granite. Below are stones of the mineral...where it often collects - but only in areas near granite. Some cassiterite was mined from veins deep underground |
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| ....................... 367 The Westerly gray granite.......................................................................... 367 The Westerly red granite........................................................................ 368 Quonochontaug orbicular granite.............................................arragansett bay is formed of Paleozoic schists an d granite where th e rocks are not concealed b y glacial...of th e rocky p oints contain in tru sio n s of granite, w hich furnish m aterial for q u ite a n im p |
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| as a volcano. An example of intrusive rock is granite while an extrusive example could be basalt. Sedimentary...together. Rock Key - Igneous Rocks Colour Light granite (p. 248) rhyolite (p. 256) Medium diorite (p...Coarse Fine marble (p. 294) quartzite (p. 294) granite gneiss (p. 290) quartzite (p. 296) Beginner's...Shield in a broad collar around its southern, western, and northern rims. This geological feature is...Coast Mountains of British Columbia. Between the western and eastern mountain ranges, the central plateau |
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| in the United Kingdom 713 Crystallization of orbicular rocks exemplified by the Slättemossa occurrence...2006; accepted 30 January 2006) Abstract – The orbicular rock at Slättemossa, southeastern Sweden, has...amphibole crystallization, causing oversaturation in plagioclase components, forming a felsic shell having a sharp...sharp boundary with the mafic shell. Plagioclase is extremely altered. Mafic minerals were then stabilized...stabilized, probably due to depletion of plagioclase components, and an outer mafic shell formed. With the |
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| 41. Precious opal, polished, Queens¬ land, Australia 42. Silicified coniferous wood 43. Flint ...laria 89 88. Plagioclase feldspar (oligoclase) 92. Scapolite 89. Plagioclase feldspar (labradorite)...Flow-banded porphyry, Sweden 172. Porphyritic granite, Sweden 174 175 173. Rapakivi-porphyry, Finland...conglomerate, Norway 179. Alnoite, Sweden 180. Plagioclase-porphyry, Sweden 181. Uralite-porphyry, Sweden...microgranite cut by aplite Grey fine-textured granite, Fin¬ land 195. Trondhjemite (variety of granodiorite) |
