plagioclase in English

noun
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a form of feldspar consisting of aluminosilicates of sodium and/or calcium, common in igneous rocks and typically white.
Aligned igneous minerals of euhedral potassium feldspar, plagioclase , biotite and hornblende in an undeformed quartz matrix define a magmatic foliation.

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1. Plagioclase, plagioclase+quartz, plagioclase+quartz+alkali-feldspar for the Dipotama granite, quartz, quartz+alkali-feldspar, quartz+alkali-feldspar+plagioclase for the Paranesti granite.

2. Albitic plagioclase mineral data, information about Albitic plagioclase, its properties and worldwide locations.

3. In adjacent, partly almandine-bearing biotite-quartz-plagioclase schists, plagioclase ranges from sodic andesine to bytownite.

4. Anhedral plagioclase is interstitial to augite and olivine, and subhedral, reddish-brown phlogopite is interstitial to plagioclase and pyroxene

5. 2 words related to Anorthite: oligoclase, plagioclase

6. Tolimán andesites have bimodal plagioclase compositions and textures.

7. Bytownite is a rather rare member plagioclase series

8. It represents a plagioclase with less than 10% anorthite content.

9. Granitic gneiss is composed of quartz, plagioclase, Biotite, and microcline

10. Bytownite feldspar is a calcium rich member of the Plagioclase family.

11. Amphibolite definition, a metamorphic rock composed mainly of amphibole and plagioclase

12. The Plagioclase Feldspars form a series between Albite and Anorthite.

13. Bytownite belongs to the Plagioclase Feldspar group, an isomorphous solid solution series.

14. This composition was produced as a result of migration of the residual liquid away from the olivine-plagioclase crystal mush, rather than by mechanical accumulation of the olivine and plagioclase.

15. Anorthite is the calcic end member of the plagioclase feldspar series

16. In the inner zone of the aureole, increasing temperatures yielded the high grade assemblages: K-feldspar + sillimanite + cordierite ± almandine + biotite + quartz + plagioclase sillimanite + cordierite ± almandine + biotite + quartz + plagioclase.

17. Albitization, resulting from substitution of , in calcic plagioclase, is highly variable in type I alteration, but in types II and III the plagioclase is totally albitized and in some cases silicified.

18. The rock is gray-brown basic basalt, and predominantly composed of plagioclase and pyroxene and secondarily Cryptocrystalline with porphyritic structure. The phenocrysts are dominated by plagioclase and pyroxene minerals

19. 29-33) and plagioclase is Bytownite (An 85.9-88.0 Or 0.1-0.3)

20. Anorthosite is a granular igneous rock composed largely of labradorite or plagioclase

21. 1st Floor This is an Anorthosite, composed almost entirely of plagioclase (white)

22. Anorthite (plural Anorthites) A variety of plagioclase feldspar, the calcium endmember of that series

23. Most samples contain Albitic plagioclase, and relict pyroxene is common in mafic rocks

24. Bytownite is an uncommon type of plagioclase feldspar.The plagioclase minerals are a series which range from CaAl 2 Si 2 O 8 (anorthite - calcium aluminium silicate) to NaAlSi 3 O 8 (albite - sodium aluminium silicate)

25. Andesinite is the commonest xenolith type, together with glomeroporphyritic patches of xenocrystic plagioclase

26. The landslide and debris flow based on plagioclase coincidently locate in ringed mountains.

27. Anorthosites, rocks composed almost entirely of plagioclase feldspar, are the oldest rocks on the Moon

28. Epidote–amphibolite facies include the critical assemblage calcic pyroxene + calcic amphibole (magnesiohornblende and pargasite) + muscovite + garnet + plagioclase + epidote ± quartz, whereas greenschist facies is defined by the assemblage actinolite + albitic plagioclase + epidote + chlorite.

29. Bytownite is a calcium rich member of the plagioclase solid solution series of feldspar minerals

30. Amphibolite samples are composed of pargasitic hornblende and polygonal plagioclase, presenting little igneous plagioclase and practically no garnet and clinopyroxene, and they preserve none of the reaction textures of the other two types

31. Two common metamorphic mineral assemblages include sillimanite-cordierite-spinel and cordierite-spinel-plagioclase-orthopyroxene.

32. Anorthite also refers to plagioclase compositions with more than 90 molecular percent of the Anorthite endmember

33. Amphibolite definition: a metamorphic rock consisting mainly of amphibole and plagioclase Meaning, pronunciation, translations and examples

34. Mineralogical composition: plagioclase (oligoclase), quartz, K-feldspar, biotite, ± hornblende; apatite, zircon, allanite are the accessory minerals.

35. Bytownite definition: a rare plagioclase found in alkaline igneous rocks Meaning, pronunciation, translations and examples

36. Anorthite is a widely distributed colorless, white, yellowish, green, or pink to reddish plagioclase feldspar

37. Anorthite is an end member and one of the rarer members of the plagioclase series

38. The Mineral Anorthite Anorthite belongs to the Plagioclase Feldspar group, an isomorphous solid solution series

39. Anorthosite is a coarse-grained rock composed essentially of plagioclase feldspar in the range andesine to anorthite

40. What does Amphibolite mean? A metamorphic rock composed chiefly of amphibole and plagioclase feldspar and having litt

41. All rocks contain quartz, alkali feldspar, plagioclase, muscovite, and biotite (with the exception of some leucocratic dykes).

42. Lath-shaped plagioclase is Albite in composition and pyroxene has been mainly replaced by tremolite

43. Bytownite is a plagioclase feldspar whose composition falls between Na-rich albite and Ca-rich anorthite

44. Noun (wikipedia Anorthosite) (-) (geology) A phaneritic, intrusive igneous rock characterized by a predominance of plagioclase feldspar

45. Introduction and Definition Anorthosites are monomineralic ultrabasic igneous rocks which are principally composed of calcic plagioclase

46. The amphibolite comprises calcic amphibole with cummingtonite exsolution lamellae, minor plagioclase, quartz, albite and Fe-Mg cummingtonite.

47. Anorthosite suites hosting these deposits require an extensive history of voluminous plagioclase crystallization to develop plagioclase-melt diapirs with entrained Fe-Ti-rich melt rising from the base of the lithosphere to mid- and upper-crustal levels

48. Basalt is rich in iron and magnesium and is mainly composed of olivine, pyroxene, and plagioclase.

49. (1) Plagioclase is commonly variably replaced by Aluminous prehnite, which indicates temperatures below 400°C

50. Amphibolite definition: a metamorphic rock consisting mainly of amphibole and plagioclase Meaning, pronunciation, translations and examples