keratophyre
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]International Scientific Vocabulary kerat- + -phyre; originally formed as German keratophyr
Noun
[edit]keratophyre (plural keratophyres)
- (petrography) A compact porphyritic rock composed of alkali-feldspars and diopside, and possibly including quartz.
- 1982 November 26, R. N. Brothers, M. Delaloye, “Obducted ophiolites of North Island, New Zealand: origin, age, emplacement and tectonic implications for Tertiary and Quaternary volcanicity”, in New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics, volume 25, number 2, →ISSN, page 258:
- Among these sequences, the Early Cretaceous parts (Urutawan–Motuan) contain spilites and keratophyres within greywacke-type detritus and conglomerates (Battey 1950; Ash 1970; Hay 1975), whilst the Late Cretaceous lithologies are predominantly basalts, dolerites, and microgabbros, with minor amounts of sediment (Le Couteur 1967; Hay 1975).
Translations
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