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  1. Aplite - Wikipedia

    Aplite (/ ˈæplaɪt /) is an intrusive igneous rock that has a granitic composition. Aplites are fine-grained to aphanitic (without grains visible to the naked eye) and may consist of only quartz and feldspar or the term may refer to any leucocratic (pale …

  2. Aplite | Igneous Rock, Felsic, Granitic | Britannica

    aplite, any intrusive igneous rock of simple composition, such as granite composed only of alkali feldspar, muscovite mica, and quartz; in a more restricted sense, uniformly fine-grained (less than 2 millimetres [0.08 inch]), light-coloured, intrusive igneous rocks that have a characteristic granular texture.

  3. Aplite: Mineral information, data and localities. - mindat.org

    A light-coloured, igneous rock characterized by a medium-grained (usually 0.1-2 mm) saccharoidal (i.e., aplitic) texture. Aplites may range in composition ...

  4. Aplite - Igneous Rocks - Sandatlas

    Dec 9, 2015 · Aplite is a fine-grained igneous rock. Most aplites are granitic in composition — chief constituents are feldspars and quartz. Aplite is associated with granitic rocks that are similar in composition and they may be associated with pegmatites.

  5. Aplite - SpringerLink

    Aplite is a medium- to fine-grained rock (average grain size usually 1.0 mm or less) with a characteristic equigranular, sugary (saccharoidal) texture. The origin of the term is uncertain, but the name may have been used as early as 1800.

  6. What Is Aplite | Aplite Features - Compare Nature

    Aplites belong to intrusive igneous rocks which are mostly quart and alkali feldspar and are formed from residual eutectic granitic liquids and represent the final crystallization products of magma. What is Aplite? In this section, we will learn more about properties of Aplite i.e. physical and thermal properties.

  7. Aplite - an overview | ScienceDirect Topics

    Aplite is an intrusive igneous rock, hard, and the fine-grain equivalent of granite. Aplite is and composed mainly of quartz and alkali-feldspar with very small amounts of muscovite and biotite. Aplite is mostly fine grain, white to light gray in color.

  8. Aplite - Rock Identifier

    Aplite (/ˈæplaɪt/) is an intrusive igneous rock in which the mineral composition is the same as granite, but in which the grains are much finer, under 1 mm across. Quartz and feldspar are the dominant minerals.

  9. Aplite Rock Formation and Composition | Earth Know

    Apr 17, 2024 · Aplite is a light-colored intrusive rock with a fine-grained, equigranular, sugary phaneritic texture, often with a granite-like composition.

  10. Aplite - National MagLab

    Nov 13, 2015 · Also known as haplite, aplite is an intrusive igneous rock that chiefly consists of quartz and feldspars. Fine-grained and granitic, the material is sometimes utilized in the process of glassmaking. Aplite is light in color and exhibits a granular texture, similar to that of sugar.

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