1 Formation
1.1 Formation
Foidolites is a fine-grained, hard rock which is a type of metasomatite, essentially altered basalt. It forms with or without crystallization, either below the surface as intrusive rocks or on the surface as extrusive rocks.
Mylonites are ductilely deformed rocks formed by the accumulation of large shear strain, in ductile fault zones.
1.2 Composition
1.2.1 Mineral Content
Amphibole, Biotite, Feldspar, Olivine, Plagioclase, Pyroxene
Porphyroblasts
1.2.2 Compound Content
Aluminium Oxide, CaO, Iron(III) Oxide, FeO
Aluminium Oxide, Calcium Sulfate, Chromium(III) Oxide, Iron(III) Oxide, Magnesium Carbonate, Silicon Dioxide
1.3 Transformation
1.3.1 Metamorphism
1.3.2 Types of Metamorphism
Burial Metamorphism, Cataclastic Metamorphism, Hydrothermal Metamorphism, Impact Metamorphism
Not Applicable
1.3.3 Weathering
1.3.4 Types of Weathering
Not Applicable
Biological Weathering, Chemical Weathering, Mechanical Weathering
1.3.5 Erosion
1.3.6 Types of Erosion
Not Applicable
Chemical Erosion, Sea Erosion, Wind Erosion