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| Igneous rock | |
 Monzonite specimen from Rock Library (NASA JPL) | |
| Composition | |
|---|---|
| Mostly plagioclase and alkali feldspar |
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.
Syenodiorite is an obsolescent term for monzonite[1] or for monzodiorite.[2] Larvikite is a particular form of monzonite.[3]
- ^ Allaby, Michael, ed. (2013). "Monzonite". A dictionary of geology and earth sciences (Fourth ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780199653065.
- ^ Le Maitre, R.W., Igneous Rocks: A Classification and Glossary of Terms Cambridge University Press, 2nd ed, pp. 113 ISBN 0-521-66215-X
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