: From Vosges in Northern France. A vogesite is a porphyritic alkaline (shoshonitic) lamprophyre, dominated by essential amphibole, usually hornblende, and potassic feldspar, often with augite and plagioclase present as accessories within the groundmass.
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![vosegite(30).jpg](/immagini/vulc/piccole/vosegite(30).jpg)
Hornblende, Magnetite, Biotite and Pyroxene phenocrysts and Sericitized feldspar in the groundmass. PPL image, 2x (Field of view = 7mm) |
![vosegite(31).jpg](/immagini/vulc/piccole/vosegite(31).jpg)
Hornblende, Magnetite, Biotite and Pyroxene phenocrysts and Sericitized feldspar in the groundmass. PPL image, 2x (Field of view = 7mm) |
![vosegite(32).jpg](/immagini/vulc/piccole/vosegite(32).jpg)
Hornblende, Magnetite, Biotite and Pyroxene phenocrysts and Sericitized feldspar in the groundmass. PPL image, 2x (Field of view = 7mm) |
![vosegite(33).jpg](/immagini/vulc/piccole/vosegite(33).jpg)
Hornblende, Magnetite, Biotite and Pyroxene phenocrysts and Sericitized feldspar in the groundmass. XPL image, 2x (Field of view = 7mm) |
![vosegite(35).jpg](/immagini/vulc/piccole/vosegite(35).jpg)
Hornblende, Magnetite, Biotite and Pyroxene phenocrysts and Sericitized feldspar in the groundmass. PPL image, 2x (Field of view = 7mm) |
![vosegite(36).jpg](/immagini/vulc/piccole/vosegite(36).jpg)
Hornblende, Magnetite, Biotite and Pyroxene phenocrysts and Sericitized feldspar in the groundmass. XPL image, 2x (Field of view = 7mm) |
![vosegite(3).jpg](/immagini/vulc/piccole/vosegite(3).jpg)
Hornblende, Magnetite, Biotite and Pyroxene phenocrysts and Sericitized feldspar in the groundmass. PPL image, 2x (Field of view = 7mm) |
![vosegite(4).jpg](/immagini/vulc/piccole/vosegite(4).jpg)
Hornblende, Magnetite, Biotite and Pyroxene phenocrysts and Sericitized feldspar in the groundmass. XPL image, 2x (Field of view = 7mm) |
![vosegite(5).jpg](/immagini/vulc/piccole/vosegite(5).jpg)
Hornblende, Magnetite, Biotite and Pyroxene phenocrysts and Sericitized feldspar in the groundmass. PPL image, 2x (Field of view = 7mm) |
![vosegite(6).jpg](/immagini/vulc/piccole/vosegite(6).jpg)
Hornblende, Magnetite, Biotite and Pyroxene phenocrysts and Sericitized feldspar in the groundmass. XPL image, 2x (Field of view = 7mm) |
![vosegite(7).jpg](/immagini/vulc/piccole/vosegite(7).jpg)
Hornblende, Magnetite and Pyroxene phenocrysts and Sericitized feldspar in the groundmass. PPL image, 2x (Field of view = 7mm) |
![vosegite(8).jpg](/immagini/vulc/piccole/vosegite(8).jpg)
Hornblende, Magnetite, Biotite and Pyroxene phenocrysts and Sericitized feldspar in the groundmass. PPL image, 2x (Field of view = 7mm) |
![vosegite(9).jpg](/immagini/vulc/piccole/vosegite(9).jpg)
Hornblende, Magnetite and Pyroxene phenocrysts and Sericitized feldspar in the groundmass. XPL image, 2x (Field of view = 7mm) |
![vosegite(10).jpg](/immagini/vulc/piccole/vosegite(10).jpg)
Hornblende, Magnetite and Pyroxene phenocrysts and Sericitized feldspar in the groundmass. PPL image, 2x (Field of view = 7mm) |
![vosegite(11).jpg](/immagini/vulc/piccole/vosegite(11).jpg)
Hornblende, Magnetite and Pyroxene phenocrysts and Sericitized feldspar in the groundmass. XPL image, 2x (Field of view = 7mm) |
![vosegite(12).jpg](/immagini/vulc/piccole/vosegite(12).jpg)
Hornblende, Magnetite and Pyroxene phenocrysts and Sericitized feldspar in the groundmass. PPL image, 2x (Field of view = 7mm) |
![vosegite(13).jpg](/immagini/vulc/piccole/vosegite(13).jpg)
Hornblende, Magnetite and Pyroxene phenocrysts and Sericitized feldspar in the groundmass. XPL image, 2x (Field of view = 7mm) |
![vosegite(14).jpg](/immagini/vulc/piccole/vosegite(14).jpg)
Hornblende, Magnetite and Pyroxene phenocrysts and Sericitized feldspar in the groundmass. XPL image, 2x (Field of view = 7mm) |
![vosegite(15).jpg](/immagini/vulc/piccole/vosegite(15).jpg)
Hornblende, Magnetite and Pyroxene phenocrysts and Sericitized feldspar in the groundmass. XPL image, 2x (Field of view = 7mm) |
![vosegite(16).jpg](/immagini/vulc/piccole/vosegite(16).jpg)
Hornblende, Magnetite and Pyroxene phenocrysts and Sericitized feldspar in the groundmass. XPL image, 2x (Field of view = 7mm) |
![vosegite(17).jpg](/immagini/vulc/piccole/vosegite(17).jpg)
Hornblende, Magnetite and Pyroxene phenocrysts and Sericitized feldspar in the groundmass. XPL image, 2x (Field of view = 7mm) |
![vosegite(18).jpg](/immagini/vulc/piccole/vosegite(18).jpg)
Magnetite, Biotite and Pyroxene (partially alterted by chlorite) phenocrysts and Sericitized feldspar in the groundmass. PPL image, 10x (Field of view = 2mm) |
![vosegite(19).jpg](/immagini/vulc/piccole/vosegite(19).jpg)
Magnetite, Biotite and Pyroxene (partially alterted by chlorite) phenocrysts and Sericitized feldspar in the groundmass. XPL image, 10x (Field of view = 2mm) |
![vosegite(20).jpg](/immagini/vulc/piccole/vosegite(20).jpg)
Pyroxene (partially alterted by chlorite) phenocrysts and Sericitized feldspar in the groundmass. PPL image, 10x (Field of view = 2mm) |
![vosegite(21).jpg](/immagini/vulc/piccole/vosegite(21).jpg)
Pyroxene (partially alterted by chlorite) phenocrysts and Sericitized feldspar in the groundmass. XPL image, 10x (Field of view = 2mm) |
![vosegite(22).jpg](/immagini/vulc/piccole/vosegite(22).jpg)
Magnetite, Biotite and Pyroxene (partially alterted by chlorite) phenocrysts and Sericitized feldspar in the groundmass. XPL image, 10x (Field of view = 2mm) |