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    Syenite Notes

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    Syenite is an intrusive igneous rock composed mainly of alkali feldspar and ferromagnesian minerals. It contains small amounts of silica and large amounts of alkalies and alumina. True syenites are composed primarily of alkali feldspar with minor quartz or feldspathoids. Syenite forms through low degrees of partial melting in thick continental crust or subduction zones, allowing potassium to enter the melt before other elements form different rock types. Syenite occurrences include the Kola Peninsula in Russia, parts of the United States, Europe, and other locations in small amounts.

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    Syenite is an intrusive igneous rock composed mainly of alkali feldspar and ferromagnesian minerals. It contains small amounts of silica and large amounts of alkalies and alumina. True syenites are composed primarily of alkali feldspar with minor quartz or feldspathoids. Syenite forms through low degrees of partial melting in thick continental crust or subduction zones, allowing potassium to enter the melt before other elements form different rock types. Syenite occurrences include the Kola Peninsula in Russia, parts of the United States, Europe, and other locations in small amounts.

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    Syenite is an intrusive igneous rock composed mainly of alkali feldspar and ferromagnesian minerals. It contains small amounts of silica and large amounts of alkalies and alumina. True syenites are composed primarily of alkali feldspar with minor quartz or feldspathoids. Syenite forms through low degrees of partial melting in thick continental crust or subduction zones, allowing potassium to enter the melt before other elements form different rock types. Syenite occurrences include the Kola Peninsula in Russia, parts of the United States, Europe, and other locations in small amounts.

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    SYENITE NOTES

    Syenite is intrusive igneous rock that basically composed of an alkali feldspar and a ferromagnesian
    mineral. A unique group of alkali syenites is characterized by the presence of a feldspathoid mineral
    inclusive of nepheline, leucite, cancrinite, or sodalite (see nepheline syenite). Chemically, syenites
    comprise a slight amount of silica, incredibly big amounts of alkalies, and alumina.

    The classification on the QAPF diagram. Different syenitic rock types cover large part of the diagram. The
    true syenites are rocks that fit into the area annotated in red. Syenitic rocks are mostly composed of
    alkali feldspar (A) with minor amounts of quartz (Q). Plagioclase feldspar (P) is clearly less important
    than alkali deldspar. Foid syenites contain significant amount of relatively rare silicate minerals known as
    feldspathoids (F) which are called foids for simplicity. Note that Q and F are mutually exclusive. Syenitic
    rock that contains quartz can not contain feldspathoids and vice versa — foid-bearing and foid syenites
    contain no quartz.

    Syenite Chemical Composition

    Syenite predominant mineral is alkaline charecter. Plagioclase feldspar may be present small amaount
    less than 10%. Such feldspars often are interleaved as perthitic components of the rock. if
    ferromagnesian minerals are present in syenite most of all, they usually occur hornblende, amphibole
    and clinopyroxene. Biotite is rare. Other common accessory minerals are apatite, titanite, zircon and
    opaques.

    Formation of the Syenite

    Formation of syenites are products of alkaline igneous activity, usually formed in thick continental crustal
    areas, or in Cordilleran subduction zones. Producing Syenite is necessary to melt a granitic or igneous
    protolith to a fairly low degree of partial melting. This is required because potassium is an incompatible
    element and tends to enter a melt first, whereas higher degrees of partial melting will liberate more
    calcium and sodium, which produce plagioclase, and hence a granite, adamellite or tonalite.

    Where is Syenite Located

    Syenite is not a common rock. Regions where it occurs in significant quantities include the following. In
    the Kola Peninsula of Russia two giant nepheline syenite bodies exists making up the Lovozero Massif
    and the Khibiny Mountains. These syenites are part of the Kola Alkaline Province. In North America
    syenite occurs in Arkansas and Montana. Regions in New England have sizable amounts, and in New York
    syenite gneisses occur.[citation needed] The “great syenite dyke” extends from Hanging Rock, South
    Carolina through Taxahaw, South Carolina to the Brewer and Edgeworth mine in Chesterfield, South
    Carolina.Syenite clasts containing fluorescent sodalite were found on a beach in Michigan in 2017. In
    Europe syenite may be found in parts of Switzerland, Germany, Norway, Portugal, in Plovdiv, Bulgaria and
    in Ditrău, Romania.
    Uses of The Syenite Rock

    Flooring, Homes, Hotels, Interior Decoration

    As Building Stone, As Facing Stone, Paving Stone, Garden Decoration, Office Buildings

    Curbing

    As Dimension Stone, Cement Manufacture, Construction Aggregate, for Road Aggregate, Landscaping,
    Making natural cement, Manufacture of Magnesium and Dolomite Refractories

    Artifacts, Monuments, Sculpture, Small Figurines

    Cemetery Markers, Creating Artwork

    Fractional crystallization

    Some syenites are also theorized to be the product of the fractional crystallization of basaltic magmas.

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