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Tephritic-leucitite

A rock classification type
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Leucitic rock with foids (mostly leucite) constituing 60 to 90% of light-coloured constituents and plagioclase > alkali feldspar.


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Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:
48537
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:48537:7
GUID
(UUID V4):
ec564d7f-07b6-4114-b418-f89c1ee117a9

Classification of Tephritic-leucititeHide

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Tephritic-leucitite appears in field 15b in the QAPF diagram.

Sub-divisions of Tephritic-leucititeHide

Tephritic-leucitite in other databasesHide

British Geological Survey Rock Classification Scheme

Mineralogy of Tephritic-leucititeHide

Essential minerals - these are minerals that are required within the classification of this rock:
Feldspar > Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Feldspathoid > LeuciteK(AlSi2O6)
Pyroxene > ClinopyroxeneA petrological term for Clinopyroxene Subgroup.
Non-essential minerals - these minerals are common, sometimes major components, but are not always present:
Feldspathoid > NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)

Synonyms of Tephritic-leucititeHide

References for Tephritic-leucititeHide

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Le Maitre (ed.) (2002) Igneous Rocks - A Classification and Glossary of Terms. Cambridge Press

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