Diopside-leucite lamproite
A rock subtype
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Diopside-leucite bearing lamproite
Unique Identifiers
Mindat ID:
48048
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:48048:8
GUID
(UUID V4):
(UUID V4):
c628a4c6-b084-472e-9ea9-8d1ced8c2dd0
Classification of Diopside-leucite lamproite
- Rock
- Igneous rock
- Exotic crystalline igneous rock
- Lamproite
- Diopside-leucite lamproite
- Ultrapotassic rock
- Lamproite
- Diopside-leucite lamproite
- Lamproite
- Lamproite
- Exotic crystalline igneous rock
- Igneous rock
Mineralogy of Diopside-leucite lamproite
Essential minerals - these are minerals that are required within the classification of this rock:
| Feldspathoid > Leucite | K(AlSi2O6) |
| Pyroxene > Clinopyroxene > Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
Non-essential minerals - these minerals are common, sometimes major components, but are not always present:
| Amphibole | (Na, K, ◻)(Ca,Na)2(Mg,Fe,Al)5((Si,Al)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| Mica > Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Rutile | TiO2 |
