Kersantite
Kersantites: From Kersanton, a village in France. Are plagioclase, hornblende, augite lamprophyres.
Kersantite with plagioclase (white) and hornblende (dark). Kersanton, Brittany, France. From Wikipedia.
Bibliography
• Mitchell, R. H. (1994). The lamprophyre facies. Mineralogy and Petrology, 51(2), 137-146.
• Rock, N. S. (1977). The nature and origin of lamprophyres: some definitions, distinctions, and derivations. Earth-Science Reviews, 13(2), 123-169.
• Rock, N. M. S. (1986). The nature and origin of ultramafic lamprophyres: alnöites and allied rocks. Journal of Petrology, 27(1), 155-196.
• Rock, N. M. (1987). The nature and origin of lamprophyres: an overview. Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 30(1), 191-226.
Photo
![kersantite(1).jpg](/immagini/vulc/piccole/kersantite(1).jpg)
Altered plagioclase, phlogopite and magnetite crystals in a kersantite. PPL image, 2x (Field of view = 7mm) |
![kersantite(2).jpg](/immagini/vulc/piccole/kersantite(2).jpg)
Altered plagioclase, phlogopite and magnetite crystals in a kersantite. XPL image, 2x (Field of view = 7mm) |
![kersantite(3).jpg](/immagini/vulc/piccole/kersantite(3).jpg)
Altered plagioclase, phlogopite and magnetite crystals in a kersantite. PPL image, 2x (Field of view = 7mm) |
![kersantite(4).jpg](/immagini/vulc/piccole/kersantite(4).jpg)
Altered plagioclase, phlogopite and magnetite crystals in a kersantite. XPL image, 2x (Field of view = 7mm) |
![kersantite(5).jpg](/immagini/vulc/piccole/kersantite(5).jpg)
Altered plagioclase, phlogopite and magnetite crystals in a kersantite. PPL image, 2x (Field of view = 7mm) |
![kersantite(6).jpg](/immagini/vulc/piccole/kersantite(6).jpg)
Altered plagioclase, phlogopite and magnetite crystals in a kersantite. XPL image, 2x (Field of view = 7mm) |
![kersantite(7).jpg](/immagini/vulc/piccole/kersantite(7).jpg)
Altered plagioclase, phlogopite and magnetite crystals in a kersantite. PPL image, 2x (Field of view = 7mm) |
![kersantite(8).jpg](/immagini/vulc/piccole/kersantite(8).jpg)
Altered plagioclase, phlogopite and magnetite crystals in a kersantite. XPL image, 2x (Field of view = 7mm) |
![kersantite(9).jpg](/immagini/vulc/piccole/kersantite(9).jpg)
Altered plagioclase, phlogopite and magnetite crystals in a kersantite. PPL image, 2x (Field of view = 7mm) |
![kersantite(10).jpg](/immagini/vulc/piccole/kersantite(10).jpg)
Altered plagioclase, phlogopite, pyroxene and magnetite crystals in a kersantite. PPL image, 2x (Field of view = 7mm) |
![kersantite(11).jpg](/immagini/vulc/piccole/kersantite(11).jpg)
Altered plagioclase, phlogopite, pyroxene and magnetite crystals in a kersantite. XPL image, 2x (Field of view = 7mm) |
![kersantite(12).jpg](/immagini/vulc/piccole/kersantite(12).jpg)
Altered plagioclase, phlogopite, pyroxene and magnetite crystals in a kersantite. PPL image, 2x (Field of view = 7mm) |
![kersantite(13).jpg](/immagini/vulc/piccole/kersantite(13).jpg)
Altered plagioclase, phlogopite, pyroxene and magnetite crystals in a kersantite. XPL image, 2x (Field of view = 7mm) |
![kersantite(14).jpg](/immagini/vulc/piccole/kersantite(14).jpg)
Altered plagioclase, phlogopite, pyroxene and magnetite crystals in a kersantite. PPL image, 2x (Field of view = 7mm) |
![kersantite(15).jpg](/immagini/vulc/piccole/kersantite(15).jpg)
Altered plagioclase, phlogopite, pyroxene and magnetite crystals in a kersantite. XPL image, 2x (Field of view = 7mm) |
![kersantite(19).jpg](/immagini/vulc/piccole/kersantite(19).jpg)
Altered plagioclase, phlogopite, pyroxene and magnetite crystals in a kersantite. PPL image, 2x (Field of view = 7mm) |
![kersantite(20).jpg](/immagini/vulc/piccole/kersantite(20).jpg)
Altered plagioclase, phlogopite, pyroxene and magnetite crystals in a kersantite. PPL image, 2x (Field of view = 7mm) |
![kersantite(21).jpg](/immagini/vulc/piccole/kersantite(21).jpg)
Altered plagioclase, phlogopite, pyroxene and magnetite crystals in a kersantite. XPL image, 2x (Field of view = 7mm) |
![kersantite(13).jpg](/immagini/vulc/piccole/kersantite(13).jpg)
Altered plagioclase, phlogopite, pyroxene and magnetite crystals in a kersantite. PPL image, 2x (Field of view = 7mm) |
![kersantite(14).jpg](/immagini/vulc/piccole/kersantite(14).jpg)
Altered plagioclase, phlogopite, pyroxene and magnetite crystals in a kersantite. XPL image, 2x (Field of view = 7mm) |
![kersantite(15).jpg](/immagini/vulc/piccole/kersantite(15).jpg)
Altered plagioclase, phlogopite, pyroxene and magnetite crystals in a kersantite. PPL image, 2x (Field of view = 7mm) |