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Name of the Rock
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Nepheline Syenite
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Classification of Rock (Igneous, Sedimentary, Metamorphic)
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Igneous
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Dimensions
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L:10, W:7, H:4
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Texture (as observed in hand specimen)
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Leucocratic, crude layering of mafic and felsic component
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Mineralogical assemblage as observed in hand specimen
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Quartz+feldspar+hornblende
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District
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Shivamalai
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State
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Tamil Nadu
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Country
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India
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Photo Link
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CHQ_CCU_GSI_MUS_1350
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Date of Photography
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2/15/2017
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Nepheline Syenite
Nepheline Syenite belongs to Rocks and Minerals Gallery