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On the occurrence of acmite in the riebeckite-microgranite of Mynydd Mawr, Caernarvonshire

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 March 2018

S. R. Nockolds*
Affiliation:
Department of Mineralogy and Petrology, University of Cambridge

Extract

The existence of an unidentified mineral in the riebeckite-microgranite of Mynydd Mawr has been known for almost exactly fifty years. It was first noticed by Harker and described by him in the following words: ‘The ground-mass [of the microgranite] is a finely granular admixture of quartz and orthoclase, as in an ordinary “microgranite”, but containing in addition another mineral which is often plentiful. It occurs in minute crystals of acicular or rectangular form, scattered through the ground-mass or included by the other constituents, and having usually a fluxional arrangement agreeing with that of the parallel hornblende and tourma]ine streams. The mineral is colourless, or in the larger crystals gives for vibrations parallel to the long axis a faint tint of indigo-blue. The crystals give high polarisation colours and straight, or nearly straight, extinction. They have a high refractive index, which causes them to stand out in relief when viewed by ordinary transmitted light.’

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © The Mineralogical Society of Great Britain and Ireland 1938

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