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Origin of Potassium-rich Silica-deficient Igneous RocksMineralogy

Origin of Potassium-rich Silica-deficient Igneous Rocks: Mineralogy [Potassium-rich silica-undersaturated mafic igneous rocks are characterised by the presence of leucite, K-feldsparK-feldspar, clinopyroxene and Fe–Ti oxides. PlagioclasePlagioclase feldspar commonly appears in tephrites, tephritic phonolites and phonolitic tephritesTephrite. In sodium-rich potassic rocks such as basanites, forsteritic olivineOlivine appears along with nepheline.] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

Origin of Potassium-rich Silica-deficient Igneous RocksMineralogy

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Publisher
Springer India
Copyright
© Springer India 2015
ISBN
978-81-322-2082-4
Pages
11 –67
DOI
10.1007/978-81-322-2083-1_2
Publisher site
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Abstract

[Potassium-rich silica-undersaturated mafic igneous rocks are characterised by the presence of leucite, K-feldsparK-feldspar, clinopyroxene and Fe–Ti oxides. PlagioclasePlagioclase feldspar commonly appears in tephrites, tephritic phonolites and phonolitic tephritesTephrite. In sodium-rich potassic rocks such as basanites, forsteritic olivineOlivine appears along with nepheline.]

Published: Jul 31, 2014

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