Group-1-kimberlite
A rock classification type
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Unique Identifiers
Mindat ID:
48037
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:48037:2
GUID
(UUID V4):
(UUID V4):
54697a99-c9a1-491e-be04-9bfec37dd988
Classification of Group-1-kimberlite
- Rock
- Igneous rock
- Exotic crystalline igneous rock
- Kimberlite
- Group-1-kimberlite
- Kimberlite
- Exotic crystalline igneous rock
- Igneous rock
Mineralogy of Group-1-kimberlite
Essential minerals - these are minerals that are required within the classification of this rock:
| Carbonate | A petrological term for Rhombohedral Carbonate. |
| Mica > Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Olivine | Commonly used as a synonym for a member of the Fayalite-Forsterite Series, but more generally and properly ... |
| Pyroxene | A petrological term for Pyroxene Group. |
Non-essential minerals - these minerals are common, sometimes major components, but are not always present:
| Chrome-Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
| Diamond | C |
| Monticellite | CaMgSiO4 |
| Perovskite | CaTiO3 |
| Picroilmenite | (Fe2+,Mg)TiO3 |
| Pyrope | Mg3Al2(SiO4)3 |
| Pyroxene > Clinopyroxene > Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
| Pyroxene > Orthopyroxene > Enstatite | Mg2Si2O6 |
| Spinel | MgAl2O4 |
Synonyms of Group-1-kimberlite
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