Basanitic-nephelinite
A rock classification type
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Nephelinitic rock with foids (mostly nepheline) constituing 60 to 90% of light-coloured constituents and plagioclase > alkali feldspar.
Unique Identifiers
Mindat ID:
50681
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:50681:0
GUID
(UUID V4):
(UUID V4):
bdc32acb-f0a9-4987-adc8-fb6d2d750498
Classification of Basanitic-nephelinite
Basanitic-nephelinite appears in field 15b in the QAPF diagram.
Mineralogy of Basanitic-nephelinite
Essential minerals - these are minerals that are required within the classification of this rock:
Feldspar > Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
Feldspathoid > Nepheline | Na3K(Al4Si4O16) |
Internet Links for Basanitic-nephelinite
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