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aplite::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | igneous rock |
| Derivation | aplitic |
Examples of aplite
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There are also pink and red aplite veins in the igneous complexes up to 5 cm wide.
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Aplite dikes are fine grained or sugary textured intrusives of granitic composition.
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The aplite is the lowest melting remanent of the granite magma, that is poor in volatiles.
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The dykes included a swarm of dolerite dykes, also lamprophyre, feldspar porphyry and aplite.
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The aplite minerals include tourmaline, topaz and fluorite.
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Intrusions vary widely, from mountain range sized batholiths to thin vein-like fracture fillings of aplite or pegmatite.
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- Light-colored and fine-grained granitic rock consisting chiefly of quartz and feldspars
- (aplitic) of or related to aplite
- Aplite in petrology, the name given to intrusive rock in which quartz and feldspar are the dominant minerals. Aplites are usually very fine-grained, white, grey or pinkish, and their constituents are visible only with the help of a magnifying lens. ...
- Merely a fancy geology word for a fine-grained, biotite-poor granite with a sugary texture that commonly forms tabular intrusions (dikes and sills).
- Generally refers to a dyke rock made almost entirely of light-coloured minerals and with a characteristic fine-grained granitic texture.
