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Subalkali basalt

A rock classification type
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Tholeiitic basalt, etc.

Schaumberg, Tholey, Sankt Wendel, Saarland, Germany
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Tholeiitic basalt, etc.

Schaumberg, Tholey, Sankt Wendel, Saarland, Germany
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Tholeiitic basalt, etc.

Schaumberg, Tholey, Sankt Wendel, Saarland, Germany
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Tholeiitic basalt, etc.

Schaumberg, Tholey, Sankt Wendel, Saarland, Germany
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Tholeiitic basalt, etc.

Schaumberg, Tholey, Sankt Wendel, Saarland, Germany
01419850017272472743087.jpg
Tholeiitic basalt, etc.

Schaumberg, Tholey, Sankt Wendel, Saarland, Germany
01749700017272253906536.jpg
Tholeiitic basalt, etc.

Schaumberg, Tholey, Sankt Wendel, Saarland, Germany
08307620017272253907293.jpg
Tholeiitic basalt, etc.

Schaumberg, Tholey, Sankt Wendel, Saarland, Germany
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About Subalkali basaltHide

A basalt lacking normative nepheline.


Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:
48496
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:48496:1

Classification of Subalkali basaltHide

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Subalkali basalt appears in fields 10 and 10* in the QAPF diagram.


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Subalkali basalt is found in field B in the TAS diagram.

Sub-divisions of Subalkali basaltHide

Mineralogy of Subalkali basaltHide

Essential minerals - these are minerals that are required within the classification of this rock:
Calcic plagioclaseA petrological term for plagioclase series feldspars dominant in calcium.
PyroxeneADSi2O6

Pronunciation of Subalkali basaltHide

Pronunciation:
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Jolyon RalphUnited Kingdom

Synonyms of Subalkali basaltHide

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