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igneous rock: see rock rock, aggregation of solid matter composed of one or more of the minerals forming the earth's crust. The scientific study of rocks is called petrology. Rocks are commonly divided, according to their origin, into three major classes—igneous, sedimentary, and ..... Click the link for more information. . igneous rockAny of various crystalline or glassy, noncrystalline rocks formed by the cooling and solidification of molten earth material (magma). Igneous rocks comprise one of the three principal classes of rocks, the others being metamorphic and sedimentary rocks. Though they vary widely in composition, most igneous rocks consist of quartz, feldspars, pyroxenes, amphiboles, micas, olivines, nepheline, leucite, and apatite. They may be classified as intrusive or extrusive rocks. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Occurrence Type of MINFILE/ Other References
Granitoid NORMIN *
Pluto alkalic 11613/134
Emerald Lake alkalic 1150/9
Kalzas ? During the post-shield
stage, more alkalic magmas that have lower production rates are stored
in deeper chambers (~15 km; Clague, 1987).
Mineralization as it is presently known on the Utupara Property shares
some characteristics with other porphyry copper-gold systems in general
and with alkalic copper-gold porphyry systems in particular. |
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