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Group-1-kimberlite

A rock classification type
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True kimberlite, previously termed basaltic kimberite.


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Mindat ID:
48037
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:48037:2
GUID
(UUID V4):
54697a99-c9a1-491e-be04-9bfec37dd988

Classification of Group-1-kimberliteHide

Mineralogy of Group-1-kimberliteHide

Essential minerals - these are minerals that are required within the classification of this rock:
CarbonateA petrological term for Rhombohedral Carbonate.
Mica > PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
OlivineCommonly used as a synonym for a member of the Fayalite-Forsterite Series, but more generally and properly ...
PyroxeneA petrological term for Pyroxene Group.
Non-essential minerals - these minerals are common, sometimes major components, but are not always present:
Chrome-DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
DiamondC
MonticelliteCaMgSiO4
PerovskiteCaTiO3
Picroilmenite(Fe2+,Mg)TiO3
PyropeMg3Al2(SiO4)3
Pyroxene > Clinopyroxene > DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Pyroxene > Orthopyroxene > EnstatiteMg2Si2O6
SpinelMgAl2O4

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