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What (who) is monzonite - definition

DEEP IGNEOUS ROCKS MADE OF EQUAL AMOUNTS OF ALKALI FELDSPAR AND INTERMEDIATE PLAGIOCLASE, THE MOST COMMON STAINED INGREDIENTS ARE AMPHIBOLE, BIOTITE AND PYROXENE, AND ACCESSORY MINERALS APATITE AND SFEN; VOLCANIC EQUIVALENT: TACKLE.
Monozonite; Syenodiorite
  • QAPF diagram for classification of intrusive igneous rocks, with the monzonite field highlighted

monzonite         
['m?nz?n??t]
¦ noun Geology a granular igneous rock containing approximately equal amounts of orthoclase and plagioclase.
Origin
C19: named after Mount Monzoni in the Tyrol, Italy, + -ite1.
Monzonite         
Monzonite is an igneous intrusive rock, formed by slow cooling of underground magma that has a moderate silica content and is enriched in alkali metal oxides. Monzonite is composed mostly of plagioclase and alkali feldspar.
Milton Monzonite         
GEOLOGIC FORMATION IN EASTERN AUSTRALIA
Milton Monzonite is a geologic formation in the Sydney Basin in eastern Australia. Formed in the early Triassic from an igneous intrusion, dated from 245 to 220 million years ago.

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Monzonite

Monzonite is an igneous intrusive rock, formed by slow cooling of underground magma that has a moderate silica content and is enriched in alkali metal oxides. Monzonite is composed mostly of plagioclase and alkali feldspar.

Syenodiorite is an obsolescent term for monzonite or for monzodiorite. Larvikite is a particular form of monzonite.