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Busorite

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A local name for a coarse-grained cancrinite-syenite containing primary calcite, alkali feldspar, lepidomelane and aegirine.


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Classification of BusoriteHide

Mineralogy of BusoriteHide

Essential minerals - these are minerals that are required within the classification of this rock:
CalciteCaCO3
Feldspar > Alkali FeldsparFeldspar Group minerals rich in Potassium or Sodium.
Feldspathoid > Cancrinite(Na,Ca,☐)8(Al6Si6O24)(CO3,SO4)2 · 2H2O
LepidomelaneGeneral term for dark Fe-rich micas that have not been sufficiently well analyzed to determine the species.
Pyroxene > Clinopyroxene > AegirineNaFe3+Si2O6

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

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