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quartz latite
The extrusive or hypabyssal equivalent of a quartz monzonite. The principal minerals are quartz, sanidine, biotite, sodic plagioclase, and hornblende, commonly as phenocrysts in a groundmass of potash feldspar and quartz (or tridymite, cristobalite), or glass in flows. Accessory minerals are magnetite, apatite, and zircon.
- Partie du discours : noun
- Secteur d’activité/Domaine : Mines
- Catégorie : Exploitation minière; Mineral mining
- Government Agency: USBM
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- ed.young
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(Milwaukee, United States)