Mugearite

Mugearite is a type of orthoclase-bearing basalt, comprising olivine, apatite, and opaque oxides. The main feldspar in mugearite is oligoclase.^[1]

References

1. ^ Mugearite

• I. D. Muir and C. E. Tilley, Mugearites and Their Place in Alkali Igneous Rock Series, The Journal of Geology, Vol. 69, No. 2 (Mar., 1961), pp. 186-203

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