arizonite
arizonite
[‚ar·ə′zō‚nīt] (mineralogy)
Fe2Ti3O9 A steel-gray mineral containing iron and titanium and found in irregular masses in pegmatite.
(petrology)
A dike rock composed of mostly quartz, some orthoclase, and accessory mica and apatite.
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References in periodicals archive
The orebody itself is part of a muscovite-rich quartz vein in
arizonite.
In the mining area, the orebodies occur in muscovite-rich quartz veins and
arizonite (a rock type composed of 80% quartz and 18% alkali feldspar with accessory mica and apatite).
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