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Bowralite

A rock subtype
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A pegmatitic peralkaline syenite composed of idiomorphic feldspar with interstitial arfvedsonite and aegirine-augite.


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Mindat ID:
50294
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:50294:8
GUID
(UUID V4):
f6bc046a-6281-44a7-ba9e-e648d9717943

Classification of BowraliteHide

Mineralogy of BowraliteHide

Essential minerals - these are minerals that are required within the classification of this rock:
Amphibole > Arfvedsonite[Na][Na2][Fe2+4Fe3+]Si8O22(OH)2
Feldspar > Alkali FeldsparA subgroup of the Feldspar Group, poor in calcium, and mostly rich in potassium.
Pyroxene > Clinopyroxene > Aegirine-augite(NaaCabFe2+cMgd)(Fe3+eAlfFe2+gMgh)Si2O6

References for BowraliteHide

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

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