Pantellerite
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pantellerite-253-2816912
title:
Pantellerite
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Pantellerite is a type of volcanic rock, specifically a peralkaline rhyolite. It has a higher iron and lower aluminium composition than comendite. It is named after Pantelleria, a volcanic island in the Strait of Sicily and the type location for this rock. On Pantelleria the rock is usually found as a vitrophyre containing phenocrysts of anorthoclase or sanidine. Quartz is found only in the most strongly peralkaline rocks. Mafic minerals may include aegirine, fayalite, aenigmatite, ilmenite, and
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Peralkaline rhyolite type of volcanic rock
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pantellerite
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2023-12-10T04:18:13Z
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