Basanitic-leucitite
A rock classification type
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Leucitic rock with foids (mostly leucite) constituing 60 to 90% of light-coloured constituents and plagioclase > alkali feldspar.
Unique Identifiers
Mindat ID:
48511
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:48511:9
GUID
(UUID V4):
(UUID V4):
d9b0c493-960a-460d-960f-c940619284a6
Classification of Basanitic-leucitite
Basanitic-leucitite appears in field 15b in the QAPF diagram.
Basanitic-leucitite in other databases
Mineralogy of Basanitic-leucitite
Essential minerals - these are minerals that are required within the classification of this rock:
Feldspar > Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
Feldspathoid > Leucite | K(AlSi2O6) |
References for Basanitic-leucitite
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Le Maitre (ed.) (2002) Igneous Rocks - A Classification and Glossary of Terms. Cambridge Press
Internet Links for Basanitic-leucitite
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https://www.mindat.org/min-48511.html
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