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The mineralogy of the lamproite clan is perhaps one of the most exotic of all alkaline rocks. The perpotassic and peralkaline traits of the magmas lead to a distinctive mineral assemblage that is virtually unparalleled. The paragenesis and composition of the minerals comprising lamproites are detailed in this chapter. The approach followed is to describe the minerals approximately in order of their modal importance in the sequence: Mafic, felsic, and accessory minerals.
Minerals are the archives of the rocks
O.F. Tuttle
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Mitchell, R.H., Bergman, S.C. (1991). Mineralogy of Lamproites. In: Petrology of Lamproites. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-3788-5_6
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