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spessartine
A "lamprophyre" composed of phenocrysts of green hornblende or clinopyroxene in a ground mass of sodic plagioclase, with accessory olivine, biotite, apatite, and opaque oxides. Named for Spessart, Germany.
- Kalbos dalis: noun
- Pramonės šaka / sritis: Mining
- Category: General mining; Mineral mining
- Government Agency: USBM
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