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Sovite
Igneous rock / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sovite (or sövite) is the coarse-grained variety (or facies) of carbonatite, an intrusive, igneous rock. The fine-grained variety of carbonatite is known as alvikite.[1] The two varieties are distinguished by minor and trace element compositions.[2] Sovite is often a medium-to-coarse-grained calcite rock with variable accessory amphibole, biotite, pyrite, pyrochlore and fluorite.[3]
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![]() Sovite (Locality: Cove Creek, Arkansas. Specimen 7.5 cm) | |
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Majority Calcite |
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