Nephelinite definitions

Nephelinite

1) Mineral
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Nephelinite

Nephelinite is a fine-grained or aphanitic igneous rock made up almost entirely of nepheline and clinopyroxene (variety augite). If olivine is present, the rock may be classified as an olivine nephelinite. Nephelinite is dark in color and may resemble basalt in hand specimen. However, basalt consists mostly of clinopyroxene (augite) and calcic pla...
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nephelinite

silica-poor (mafic) lava that contains nepheline and pyroxene and is usually completely crystallized. Despite its wide geographic distribution and ... [1 related articles]
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Nephelinite

A silica-undersaturated volcanic igneous rock containing nepheline and pyroxene.
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nephelinite

[n] - an igneous rock consisting of nepheline and pyroxene
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nephelinite

noun an igneous rock consisting of nepheline and pyroxene
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nephelinite

a fine-grained, dark rock of volcanic origin, essentially a basalt containing nepheline but no feldspar and little or no olivine.
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