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Pyrometamorphic rock

A rock subtype
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Clinker, etc.

Słupiec heap, Słupiec Mine, Nowa Ruda, Kłodzko County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
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Buchite, etc.

Skillion Hill, Clarence city, Tasmania, Australia
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Buchite

Przygórze heap, Bolesław Mine, Przygórze, Gmina Nowa Ruda, Kłodzko County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
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Clinker, etc.

Słupiec heap, Słupiec Mine, Nowa Ruda, Kłodzko County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
08694960017271953894486.jpg
Buchite, etc.

Skillion Hill, Clarence city, Tasmania, Australia
04075010017271953903846.jpg
Buchite

Przygórze heap, Bolesław Mine, Przygórze, Gmina Nowa Ruda, Kłodzko County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
09029000017271952909831.jpg
Clinker, etc.

Słupiec heap, Słupiec Mine, Nowa Ruda, Kłodzko County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
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Buchite, etc.

Skillion Hill, Clarence city, Tasmania, Australia
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About Pyrometamorphic rockHide

Rocks which are rapidly changed by heat, eg. coming from a rapidly emplaced extrusive or intrusive igneous rock or from a fossil fuel fire. Usually contains some glass.


Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:
55447
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:55447:3

Classification of Pyrometamorphic rockHide

Sub-divisions of Pyrometamorphic rockHide

Common AssociatesHide

Associations Based on Photo Data:
19 photos of Pyrometamorphic rock associated with 'Glass'
19 photos of Pyrometamorphic rock associated with QuartzSiO2
17 photos of Pyrometamorphic rock associated with Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
9 photos of Pyrometamorphic rock associated with BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
8 photos of Pyrometamorphic rock associated with Alkali Feldspar
7 photos of Pyrometamorphic rock associated with MagnetiteFe2+Fe3+2O4
1 photo of Pyrometamorphic rock associated with K Feldspar
1 photo of Pyrometamorphic rock associated with Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(C2+4C3+)(AlSi7O22)W2

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