Aegirine-augite rhyolite
A rock subtype
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Unique Identifiers
Mindat ID:
54599
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:54599:8
GUID
(UUID V4):
(UUID V4):
c7f02a53-266e-48d9-bcfc-8d683efc86fe
Classification of Aegirine-augite rhyolite
- Rock
- Igneous rock
- Normal crystalline igneous rock
- Fine-grained ("volcanic") normal crystalline igneous rock
- Rhyolitoid
- Rhyolite
- Aegirine-augite rhyolite
- Rhyolite
- Acid volcanic rock
- Rhyolite
- Aegirine-augite rhyolite
- Rhyolite
- Rhyolitoid
- Fine-grained ("volcanic") normal crystalline igneous rock
- Normal crystalline igneous rock
- Igneous rock
Sub-divisions of Aegirine-augite rhyolite
- Aegirine-augite rhyolite
Mineralogy of Aegirine-augite rhyolite
Essential minerals - these are minerals that are required within the classification of this rock:
Feldspar > Alkali Feldspar | A subgroup of the Feldspar Group, poor in calcium, and mostly rich in potassium. |
Feldspar > Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
Pyroxene > Clinopyroxene > Aegirine | NaFe3+Si2O6 |
Pyroxene > Clinopyroxene > Augite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
Silica > Quartz | SiO2 |
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