Aillikite
A rock subtype
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An ultramafic carbonate-rich lamprophyre consisting of various phenocrysts including olivine, diopsidic pyroxene, amphiboles and phlogopite in a matrix of similar minerals with at least partly primary carbonate and minor perovskite but no melilite.
Unique Identifiers
Mindat ID:
48072
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:48072:5
GUID
(UUID V4):
(UUID V4):
a8f3f8e5-f59a-4d31-b12d-8cbcf0dcf42a
Classification of Aillikite
Mineralogy of Aillikite
Essential minerals - these are minerals that are required within the classification of this rock:
| Amphibole | (Na, K, ◻)(Ca,Na)2(Mg,Fe,Al)5((Si,Al)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| 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 > Clinopyroxene > Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
| Rhombohedral Carbonate | (Ca/Mg/Fe/Mn etc)CO3 |
Non-essential minerals - these minerals are common, sometimes major components, but are not always present:
| Perovskite | CaTiO3 |
Synonyms of Aillikite
Internet Links for Aillikite
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