monzogranite
Sign in to savethumb|QAPF diagram with the Monzogranite field highlighted Monzogranite is a plutonic rock that occupies the middle of the QAPF diagram, consisting of between 20–60% quartz, and of the remainder, between 35–65% alkali feldspar and the remainder plagioclase.
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Examples
- Pilgangoora belt, Pilbara craton, Western Australia
- Quebec's near north
- Vigo–Regua shear zone, northern Portugal
- Gabal El-Urf area, eastern Egypt
- Southern Variscan belt in southern Europe
- See also
- References
thumb|QAPF diagram with the Monzogranite field highlighted Monzogranite is a plutonic rock that occupies the middle of the QAPF diagram, consisting of between 20–60% quartz, and of the remainder, between 35–65% alkali feldspar and the remainder plagioclase.
==Examples== thumb|Wave Rock, an [[outcrop of monzogranite in Western Australia]]
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