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thumb|Minette (a type of lamprophyre), from Jáchymov in the Czech Republic

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  • Petrology
  • Genesis
  • Petrography
  • Nomenclature
  • Vogesite
  • Minette
  • Kersantite
  • Distribution
  • References
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thumb|Minette (a type of lamprophyre), from Jáchymov in the Czech Republic

Lamprophyres () are uncommon, small-volume ultrapotassic igneous rocks primarily occurring as dikes, lopoliths, laccoliths, stocks, and small intrusions. They are alkaline silica-undersaturated mafic or ultramafic rocks with high magnesium oxide, >3% potassium oxide, high sodium oxide, and high nickel and chromium.

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