appinite
appinite
[′ap·ə‚nīt] (petrology)
Hornblende-rich plutonic rock with high feldspar content.
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References in periodicals archive
(2012): Anomalous xenocryst dispersion during tonalite-granodiorite crystal mush hybridization in the mid crust: Mineralogical and geochemical evidence from Variscan appinites (Avila Batholith, Central Iberia).
(2009): Within-plate calc-alkaline rocks: Insights from alkaline mafic magma-peraluminous crustal melt hybrid appinites of the Central Iberian Variscan continental collision.
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