Simple Lithology
boninite
http://resource.geosciml.org/classifier/cgi/lithology/boninite
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definition | andesitic rock that contains more than 8 percent MgO. Typically consists of phenocrysts of protoenstatite, orthopyroxene, clinopyroxene, and olivine in a glassy base full of crystallites, and exhibits textures characterisitc of rapid crystal growth. |  |
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source | LeMaitre et al. 2002 | |
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