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... felsitic , contain- ing a quantity of felsite ( orthoclase intimately combined with quartz . - See quotation from Cotta , page 46 ) . In Parts II . and III . a general description of each class is given , and a general description of ...
... felsitic , contain- ing a quantity of felsite ( orthoclase intimately combined with quartz . - See quotation from Cotta , page 46 ) . In Parts II . and III . a general description of each class is given , and a general description of ...
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... Felsitic granite . F. Greissen , or quartzitic granite . G. Porphyritic intrusive granite . H. Pegmatyte . Var . a . Graphic granite . b . Blumen granite . c . Plumose granite . GRANITE FOR THE MOST PART NON - INTRUSIVE ( Basic or ...
... Felsitic granite . F. Greissen , or quartzitic granite . G. Porphyritic intrusive granite . H. Pegmatyte . Var . a . Graphic granite . b . Blumen granite . c . Plumose granite . GRANITE FOR THE MOST PART NON - INTRUSIVE ( Basic or ...
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... Felsitic and felspathic elvanyte .. Var . a . Orthoclasic elvanyte . b . Oligoclasic elvanyte . c . Rappakivi elvanyte . B. Quartzitic elvanyte . C. Micaceous elvanyte . D. Pyritous elvanyte . E. Hornblendic elvanyte . Var . a ...
... Felsitic and felspathic elvanyte .. Var . a . Orthoclasic elvanyte . b . Oligoclasic elvanyte . c . Rappakivi elvanyte . B. Quartzitic elvanyte . C. Micaceous elvanyte . D. Pyritous elvanyte . E. Hornblendic elvanyte . Var . a ...
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... Felsitic . c . Micaceous . d . Hornblendic . e . Syenyte gneissyte . f . Chloritic . g . Talcose . h . Porphyritic . i . Schistoid . N. Schistoid felstone . Group F. - WHINSTONE . Subgroup A. Doleryte . Var . a . White rock . b ...
... Felsitic . c . Micaceous . d . Hornblendic . e . Syenyte gneissyte . f . Chloritic . g . Talcose . h . Porphyritic . i . Schistoid . N. Schistoid felstone . Group F. - WHINSTONE . Subgroup A. Doleryte . Var . a . White rock . b ...
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... felsitic gneiss . Var . a . Orthoclase gneiss . b . Oligoclase gneiss . e . Alpinyte . d . Adularia gneiss . B. Micaceous gneiss . Var . a . Two - mica gneiss . b . White mica gneiss . c . Black mica gneiss . C. Quartzitic gneiss . D ...
... felsitic gneiss . Var . a . Orthoclase gneiss . b . Oligoclase gneiss . e . Alpinyte . d . Adularia gneiss . B. Micaceous gneiss . Var . a . Two - mica gneiss . b . White mica gneiss . c . Black mica gneiss . C. Quartzitic gneiss . D ...
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aggregate of quartz amphibole Amygdaloidal appear Arenaceous Argillous Augyte basic beds Bituminous Breccia Calcareous called Carbonaceous Chloritic classed clay coal colour compact Concretionary conglomerate Conglomeritic constituents containing Cotta crystalline crystals Cupriferous deposited Derivate rocks Diabase Dioryte Dolomitic drift dykes earth elvanyte Euryte felsitic felspar felspathic felstone Ferruginous Fibrous fissile foliation formed gneiss Gneissoid gneissyte granite granitoid granityte granular grit Group Hematitic Hornblendic igneous rocks ingenite rocks intrusive granite Ireland Jukes labradorite lamination latter layers less Lignyte limestone marcasite marl mass matrix metamorphic metamorphosed mica Micaceous minerals Nodular occur oligoclase oligoclase granite Ophyte orthoclase passage-rock Plutonic rocks Porphyritic Protogene pyrite pyroxene quartz Quartzose quartzyte reddish Ribaned ripidolite sand sandstone schist schistose sedimentary rocks shale siliceous slate slaty sometimes Spheroidal Steatyte Structural Varieties Subgroup Subvar Subvarieties surface Syenyte talc Talcose texture Trachyte tuff Tuffose turf usually Varieties in Composition veins of segregation Vesicular Volcanic weather Whinstone