Leucite in rock matrix. Polished slab of leucitite, a general name for volcanic rocks (grey) containing the mineral leucite (white). The leucite is in
Leucite in rock matrix. Polished slab of leucitite, a general name for volcanic rocks (grey) containing the mineral leucite (white). The leucite is in the form of large crystals (phenocrysts), though some of the ones seen here are a different mineral called augite. The volcanic rock consists of a mixture of mineral components like augite, titanite and magnetite. This sample is centimetres across.
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Keywords: augite, close-, cross-section, crystalline, crystals, cut, detail, earth, geological, geology, igneous, leucite, leucitite, magnetite, mineral, mineralogy, multiple, nature, phenocryst, phenocrysts, polished, rock, science, volcanic
