http://resource.geosciml.org/classifier/cgi/lithology/granite
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definition | Phaneritic crystalline rock consisting of quartz, alkali feldspar and plagioclase (typically sodic) in variable amounts, usually with biotite and/or hornblende. Includes rocks defined modally in QAPF Field 3. | ![]() |
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example | charnockite | ![]() |
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source | LeMaitre et al. 2002 | ![]() |
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in scheme | simplelithology | |||||||||
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is primary topic of | granite& properties=type |