Much of the southern half of the southeastern body is a mafic syenite, slightly more felsic than the shonkinite.
Source: wiktionary
Mafic
//ˈmeɪfɪk//
Synonyms for "mafic" (4 found)
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Finnish
2 entries- emäksinen adj (describing rocks, such as silicate minerals, magmas, and volcanic and intrusive igneous rocks, which contain relatively high concentrations of magnesium and iron)
- mafinen adj (describing rocks, such as silicate minerals, magmas, and volcanic and intrusive igneous rocks, which contain relatively high concentrations of magnesium and iron)
German
1 entries- mafisch adj (describing rocks, such as silicate minerals, magmas, and volcanic and intrusive igneous rocks, which contain relatively high concentrations of magnesium and iron)
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As a whole, rocks of this type are referred to as mafic, because of the importance of magnesium and iron in their composition.
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