
lamprophyre
Sign in to savethumb|Minette (a type of lamprophyre), from Jáchymov in the Czech Republic
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- Petrology
- Genesis
- Petrography
- Nomenclature
- Vogesite
- Minette
- Kersantite
- Distribution
- References
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thumb|Minette (a type of lamprophyre), from Jáchymov in the Czech Republic
Lamprophyres () are uncommon, small-volume ultrapotassic igneous rocks primarily occurring as dikes, lopoliths, laccoliths, stocks, and small intrusions. They are alkaline silica-undersaturated mafic or ultramafic rocks with high magnesium oxide, >3% potassium oxide, high sodium oxide, and high nickel and chromium.
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