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nephelite elaeolite syenite
Syenite Sy"e*nite, n. [L. Syenites (sc. lapis), from Syene, Gr. ?.] (Min.) (a) Orig., a rock composed of quartz, hornblende, and feldspar, anciently quarried at Syene, in Upper Egypt, and now called granite. (b) A granular, crystalline, ingeous rock composed of orthoclase and hornblende, the latter often replaced or accompanied by pyroxene or mica. Syenite sometimes contains nephelite (el[ae]olite) or leucite, and is then called nephelite (el[ae]olite) syenite or leucite syenite.

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- Nepheline, also called nephelite (from Ancient Gr**** νεφέλη (nephélē) 'cloud'), is a rock-forming mineral in the feldspathoid group – a silica-undersaturated...
- Nepheline syenite is a holocrystalline plutonic rock that consists largely of nepheline and alkali feldspar. The rocks are mostly pale colored, grey or...
- Hill) Island Arc. Aurousseau, M, and HS Washington (1922) The Nephelite Syenite and Nephelite Porphyry of Beemerville, New Jersey. The Journal of Geology...
- if from deposits in the United States—anorthosite, clay, laterite, and nephelite syenite (to the extent that alumina and aluminum compounds are extracted...
- erosional remnant of a late Oligocene volcano and is composed of basalt nephelites containing olivine granules, amphibole, leucite and – among others – magnetite...
- gravel, magnesite, uranium, feldspar, topaz, mica, granite, aquamarine, nephelite, and salt being extracted. As of 2010[update], the Gombe-Biu-Mubi road...
- zeolite, scoria). In addition, different types of basalts, granites, nephelite syenite, and marble make up a large percent of resources in Armenia. While...
- October 17, 2015. M. Aurousseau and H.S. Washington, "The Nephelite Syenite and Nephelite Porphyry of Beemerville, New Jersey", The Journal of Geology...
- †Monopleurophyllum Andreánszky (leaves) †Negundoides Lesquereux (leaves) †Nephelites Deane (leaves) †Palaealectryon Reid & Chandler (seeds) †Palaeallophylus...