Foid-Syenite from Ditrău Alkaline Massif (D3)

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Locality: Ditrău, Romania

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Size: 21 x 13.5 x 4 cm

Description: This is a foid-syenite from the well-known Ditrău Alkaline Massif (Eastern Carpathians, Romania). This sample is phaneritic with a medium- to coarse-grained texture. The most common rock-forming minerals are: alkaline feldspar, sodalite, and nepheline. The dominant mafic components are biotite and amphibole.

Note: sodalite crystals are intense-bright orange fluorescent under UV light.

Website: http://geology.uaic.ro/muzee/mineralogie/

Concept & 3D-modelling by Andrei Ionut APOPEI