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The Clinopyroxenes of a Differentiated Teschenite Sill Near Gunnedah, New South Wales

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 May 2009

J. F. G. Wilkinson
J. F. G. Wilkinson
Affiliation:
Department of Geology, University of New England, Armidale, N.S.W.
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Abstract

Optical and chemical data are presented on the clinopyroxenes (titaniferous salites) from a differentiated teschenite sill. The range of clinopyroxene composition is close to the limits, Ca49Mg37Fe14 to Ca47Mg33Fe20. Attention is directed to the clinopyroxene compositions and zoning in their relation to the parent rocks and associated minerals.

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Geological Magazine , Volume 94 , Issue 2 , April 1957 , pp. 123 - 134
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1957

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