Gauteite
A rock subtype
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A fine-grained to aphanitic rock composed of orthoclase and plagioclase in about equal portions and subordinate amounts of ferromagnesian constituents.
Unique Identifiers
Mindat ID:
54573
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:54573:0
GUID
(UUID V4):
(UUID V4):
eee053b0-7014-4f5a-902a-f98e64318207
Classification of Gauteite
Mineralogy of Gauteite
Essential minerals - these are minerals that are required within the classification of this rock:
Feldspar > Alkali Feldspar > Orthoclase | K(AlSi3O8) |
Feldspar > Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
References for Gauteite
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