Quartz diorite
Quartz diorite is an igneous, plutonic (intrusive) rock, of felsic composition, with phaneritic texture. Feldspar is present as plagioclase (typically oligoclase or andesine) with 10% or less potassium feldspar. Quartz is present at between 5 and 20% of the rock. Biotite, amphiboles and pyroxenes are common dark accessory minerals.[1]
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Quartz diorite from Dúbrava, Nízke Tatry Mountains, Slovakia
References
- Williams, Howel; Turner, Francis J; Gilbert, Charles M (1954). Petrography; an introduction to the study of rocks in thin sections, by Howel Williams, Francis J. Turner, and Charles M. Gilbert. San Francisco: W.H. Freeman. OCLC 976619418.
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