Monzonite
Igneous intrusive rock with low quartz and equal plagioclase and alkali feldspar / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Monzonite is an igneous intrusive rock, formed by slow cooling of underground magma that has a moderate silica content and is enriched in alkali metal oxides. Monzonite is composed mostly of plagioclase and alkali feldspar.
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Not to be confused with the rare earth-bearing phosphate mineral Monazite.
Syenodiorite is an obsolescent term for monzonite[1] or for monzodiorite.[2] Larvikite is a particular form of monzonite.[3]