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DURBACHITE [1 record]

Record 1 2011-07-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Petrography
DEF

A syenite composed chiefly of alkali feldspar biotite, and hornblende. The orthoclase phenocrysts form Carlsbad twins in a matrix that is essentially an aggregate of biotite flakes and orthoclase.

OBS

Named after Durbach, in the Black Forest, Germany.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pétrographie

Spanish

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