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Keratophyre is a
volcanic rock of
intermediate composition.
Although similar to trachyte,
keratophyre's plagioclase component is
richer in
sodium than...
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rifting at that time.
Closely allied to
trachyte is the rock type
called keratophyre,
which is the sodium-rich-plagioclase
equivalent of trachyte. Geology...
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diorite and plagiogranite. The
sedimentary sequence consists of
volcanic keratophyre and
spilite interbedded with
greywacke and argillite.
Fossil radiolaria...
- not
permitted to land. Geologically, the
island is
largely formed from
keratophyre,
though the
northwest coast and the
islet of West Tump are
formed from...
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around 440
million years ago. A
series of basalts, rhyolites, felsites,
keratophyres,
mugearite and ****ociated
sedimentary rocks (quartzites, etc.) are grouped...
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Cretaceous with the
eruption of the
Water Island Formation,
consisting of
keratophyres and
pillow basalts.
Igneous activity then
changed to that of an island...
- part of a volcano,
formed in the
Devonian sea, can be seen.
Rubble from
keratophyre lava in a white,
potash matrix, has
built a
volcanic breccia here, which...
- lava
flows and ****ociated
strata including felsite, albite-trachyte,
keratophyre etc laid down
during the
Silurian Period.
British Geological Survey 1:50...
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metamorphosed fine-grained clastics, with conglomerate,
limestone and
keratophyre lenses.
Continental clastics,
limestone and
volcanic rocks following...
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presumably the name was
transferred from the hill,
which is made of
keratophyre (green
volcanic rock), to the
castle and
adjacent settlement.
Other explanations...
