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Record 1 2016-01-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Petrography
DEF

An alkali syenite, grading to monzonite composed of phenocrysts of two feldspars (especially oligoclase and alkali feldspar), often intimately intergrown, which comprise up to 20% of the rock, with diopsidic augite and titanaugite as the chief mafic minerals ...

OBS

Its name, given by Brogger in 1890, is derived from Larvik, Norway.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pétrographie
DEF

Monzonite à antiperthite d'oligoclase schillérisée.

OBS

Étymologie: de Larvik (Norvège).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Petrografía
OBS

Variedad de sienita o de monzonita que se usa como piedra ornamental; consta de anortosa tornasolada, augita, biotita, fayalita, etc.

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