- cryptoperthite
- cryp·to·perthite
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cryptoperthite
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Trachyte — is an igneous, volcanic rock with an aphanitic to porphyritic texture. The mineral assemblage consists of essential alkali feldspar; relatively minor plagioclase and quartz or a feldspathoid such as nepheline may also be present. (See the QAPF… … Wikipedia
Granulite — Granulites are fine to medium–grained metamorphic rocks that have experienced high temperatures of metamorphism, composed mainly of feldspars sometimes associated with quartz and anhydrous ferromagnesian minerals, with granoblastic texture and… … Wikipedia
Sanidine — is the high temperature form of potassium feldspar (K,Na)(Si,Al)4O8. [Mineral Handbook http://www.minsocam.org/msa/Handbook/Sanidine.PDF ] Sanidine most typically occurs in felsic volcanic rocks such as obsidian, rhyolite and trachyte. Sanidine… … Wikipedia
perthite — perthitic /peuhr thit ik/, adj. perthitically, adv. /perr thuyt/, n. Mineral a variety of feldspar containing irregular bands of albite in microcline. [1832; named after Perth, Ontario, Canada; see ITE1] * * * any member of a class of… … Universalium
nepheline syenite — Medium to coarse grained igneous rock, a member of the alkali syenite group, which consists largely of feldspar and nepheline. Nepheline syenite from Canada is used to replace feldspar in the manufacture of ceramic and glass products. * * * ▪… … Universalium
cryptoperthitic — adjective see cryptoperthite … Useful english dictionary
