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Alk vs. Calc-alk.: general appearance

Alk vs. Calc-alk.: general appearance. Alkaline series – textures. Calc-alkaline series – textures. Alkaline series – White Minerals. K-Feldspar. Alkaline series – White Minerals. Feldpathoids. Alkaline series – White Minerals. Feldpathoids. Alkaline series – Mafic Minerals.

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Alk vs. Calc-alk.: general appearance

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  1. Alk vs. Calc-alk.: general appearance

  2. Alkaline series – textures

  3. Calc-alkaline series – textures

  4. Alkaline series – White Minerals K-Feldspar

  5. Alkaline series – White Minerals Feldpathoids

  6. Alkaline series – White Minerals Feldpathoids

  7. Alkaline series – Mafic Minerals Sodic pyroxene (Aegyrine)

  8. Alkaline series KSp and Augite-Aegyrine

  9. Alkaline series – Mafic Minerals Sodic amphibole (Riebeckite, Arfvedsonite) (not clear in provided samples) http://www.umanitoba.ca/geoscience/faculty/arc/amphibole.html

  10. Alkaline series – Accessory Minerals Sphene (Titanite)

  11. Alkaline series – Accessory Minerals Carbonates, Cancrinite

  12. Calc-alkaline series – White Minerals Plagioclase

  13. Calc-alkaline series – White Minerals Plagioclase

  14. Calc-alkaline series – White Minerals Plagioclase, K-Feldspar, Quartz

  15. Calc-alkaline series – Minerals Plagioclase, K-Feldspar, Quartz

  16. Calc-alkaline series – Mafic Minerals Clinopyroxene (augite)

  17. Calc-alkaline series – Mafic Minerals Hornblende

  18. Calc-alkaline series – Mafic Minerals Hornblende

  19. Calc-alkaline series – Mafic Minerals Hornblende + Biotite

  20. Calc-alkaline series – Mafic Minerals Biotite

  21. Calc-alkaline series – Mafic Minerals `Biotite + Clinopyroxene

  22. Chemistry: TAS

  23. Chemistry: TiO2

  24. Chemistry: CaO

  25. Chemistry: A/CNK vs. A/NK

  26. Alkaline Or+Ab (abundant) Foids (common) Olivine (common) Cpx Qz (rare) Aegyrine (occasional) Calc-alkaline Quartz Ab+An (abundant) Opx Cpx (occasional) Corundum (occasional) Normative minerals

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