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On the rock name beerbachite

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 May 2009

Evan R. Phillips
Evan R. Phillips
Affiliation:
Geology Department, Wollongong University College, University of New South Wales, Wollongong, N.S.W. 2500, Australia.
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Summary

It is suggested that the name beerbachite be reserved for fine- to medium-grained granular dyke rocks of gabbroic composition occurring in coarser-grained gabbro. It should not be used for basic granular hornfelses or xenoliths.

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Geological Magazine , Volume 106 , Issue 3 , 04 June 1969 , pp. 281 - 283
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1969

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