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Granofels

A rock classification type
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Charnockitic granite

Kliprand, Matzikama Local Municipality, West Coast District Municipality, Western Cape, South Africa
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Charnockitic granite, etc.

Visakhapatnam District, Andhra Pradesh, India
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Hornfels, etc.

Milliau Island, Trébeurden, Lannion, Côtes-d'Armor, Brittany, France
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Charnockitic granite

Kliprand, Matzikama Local Municipality, West Coast District Municipality, Western Cape, South Africa
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Charnockitic granite, etc.

Visakhapatnam District, Andhra Pradesh, India
06682070017272472745645.jpg
Hornfels, etc.

Milliau Island, Trébeurden, Lannion, Côtes-d'Armor, Brittany, France
09936850017271952899994.jpg
Charnockitic granite

Kliprand, Matzikama Local Municipality, West Coast District Municipality, Western Cape, South Africa
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Charnockitic granite, etc.

Visakhapatnam District, Andhra Pradesh, India
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About GranofelsHide

Defined by Robertson (1999) as a granular fine- to coarse-grained granoblastic metamorphic rock with little or no foliation or lineation, usually formed by contact metamorphism.

Previously defined by Goldsmith (1959) as primarily a field name for medium- to coarse-grained, granoblastic, metamorphic rocks without, or with only indistinct, foliation or lineation, and transitional with hornfels in grain size and with gneiss in structure.


Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:
48633
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:48633:0

Classification of GranofelsHide

Sub-divisions of GranofelsHide

Age distributionHide

Recorded ages:
Neochaotian to Paleogene : ~4600 Ma to 53.6 ± 0.8 Ma - based on 7 recorded ages.

Internet Links for GranofelsHide

References for GranofelsHide

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