Tephritic-leucitite
A rock classification type
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Leucitic rock with foids (mostly leucite) constituing 60 to 90% of light-coloured constituents and plagioclase > alkali feldspar.
Unique Identifiers
Mindat ID:
48537
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:48537:7
GUID
(UUID V4):
(UUID V4):
ec564d7f-07b6-4114-b418-f89c1ee117a9
Classification of Tephritic-leucitite
Tephritic-leucitite appears in field 15b in the QAPF diagram.
Sub-divisions of Tephritic-leucitite
- Tephritic-leucitite
Tephritic-leucitite in other databases
Mineralogy of Tephritic-leucitite
Essential minerals - these are minerals that are required within the classification of this rock:
Feldspar > Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
Feldspathoid > Leucite | K(AlSi2O6) |
Pyroxene > Clinopyroxene | A petrological term for Clinopyroxene Subgroup. |
Non-essential minerals - these minerals are common, sometimes major components, but are not always present:
Feldspathoid > Nepheline | Na3K(Al4Si4O16) |
Synonyms of Tephritic-leucitite
References for Tephritic-leucitite
Reference List:
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Le Maitre (ed.) (2002) Igneous Rocks - A Classification and Glossary of Terms. Cambridge Press
Internet Links for Tephritic-leucitite
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https://www.mindat.org/min-48537.html
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