Aplite
A rock subtype
This page is currently not sponsored. Click here to sponsor this page.
About Aplite
Name:
The term, from a Greek word meaning simple, was in use before 1823.
A light-coloured, igneous rock characterized by a medium-grained (usually 0.1-2 mm) saccharoidal (i.e., aplitic) texture. Aplites may range in composition from granitic to gabbroic, but the term aplite with no modifier is generally understood to mean granitic aplite or aplitic granite, consisting essentially of quartz, potassium feldspar, and sodic plagioclase.
Unique Identifiers
Mindat ID:
50505
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:50505:1
GUID
(UUID V4):
(UUID V4):
727487f5-2e25-4e9d-bf48-fbc4b19508af
Classification of Aplite
Sub-divisions of Aplite
- Aplite
Synonyms of Aplite
Other Language Names for Aplite
German:Aplit
Common Associates
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
9 photos of Aplite associated with Arfvedsonite | [Na][Na2][Fe2+4Fe3+]Si8O22(OH)2 |
6 photos of Aplite associated with Granite | |
6 photos of Aplite associated with Quartz | SiO2 |
4 photos of Aplite associated with Orthoclase | K(AlSi3O8) |
4 photos of Aplite associated with Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
4 photos of Aplite associated with Topaz | Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 |
3 photos of Aplite associated with Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
3 photos of Aplite associated with Dalmatian Stone | |
2 photos of Aplite associated with Skarn | |
2 photos of Aplite associated with Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
Internet Links for Aplite
mindat.org URL:
https://www.mindat.org/min-50505.html
Please feel free to link to this page.
Please feel free to link to this page.
References for Aplite
Reference List:
Pontoon Lake, Yellowknife, North Slave Region, Northwest Territories, Canada