Vosegite

Vosegites: From Vosges in Northern France. A vogesite is a porphyritic alkaline (shoshonitic) lamprophyre, dominated by essential amphibole, usually hornblende, and potassic feldspar, often with augite and plagioclase present as accessories within the groundmass.

Bibliography

• Mitchell, R. H. (1994). The lamprophyre facies. Mineralogy and Petrology, 51(2), 137-146.
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• Rock, N. M. S. (1986). The nature and origin of ultramafic lamprophyres: alnöites and allied rocks. Journal of Petrology, 27(1), 155-196.
• Rock, N. M. (1987). The nature and origin of lamprophyres: an overview. Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 30(1), 191-226.

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Hornblende, Magnetite, Biotite and Pyroxene phenocrysts and Sericitized feldspar in the groundmass. PPL image, 2x (Field of view = 7mm)	Hornblende, Magnetite, Biotite and Pyroxene phenocrysts and Sericitized feldspar in the groundmass. PPL image, 2x (Field of view = 7mm)	Hornblende, Magnetite, Biotite and Pyroxene phenocrysts and Sericitized feldspar in the groundmass. PPL image, 2x (Field of view = 7mm)
Hornblende, Magnetite, Biotite and Pyroxene phenocrysts and Sericitized feldspar in the groundmass. XPL image, 2x (Field of view = 7mm)	Hornblende, Magnetite, Biotite and Pyroxene phenocrysts and Sericitized feldspar in the groundmass. PPL image, 2x (Field of view = 7mm)	Hornblende, Magnetite, Biotite and Pyroxene phenocrysts and Sericitized feldspar in the groundmass. XPL image, 2x (Field of view = 7mm)
Hornblende, Magnetite, Biotite and Pyroxene phenocrysts and Sericitized feldspar in the groundmass. PPL image, 2x (Field of view = 7mm)	Hornblende, Magnetite, Biotite and Pyroxene phenocrysts and Sericitized feldspar in the groundmass. XPL image, 2x (Field of view = 7mm)	Hornblende, Magnetite, Biotite and Pyroxene phenocrysts and Sericitized feldspar in the groundmass. PPL image, 2x (Field of view = 7mm)
Hornblende, Magnetite, Biotite and Pyroxene phenocrysts and Sericitized feldspar in the groundmass. XPL image, 2x (Field of view = 7mm)	Hornblende, Magnetite and Pyroxene phenocrysts and Sericitized feldspar in the groundmass. PPL image, 2x (Field of view = 7mm)	Hornblende, Magnetite, Biotite and Pyroxene phenocrysts and Sericitized feldspar in the groundmass. PPL image, 2x (Field of view = 7mm)
Hornblende, Magnetite and Pyroxene phenocrysts and Sericitized feldspar in the groundmass. XPL image, 2x (Field of view = 7mm)	Hornblende, Magnetite and Pyroxene phenocrysts and Sericitized feldspar in the groundmass. PPL image, 2x (Field of view = 7mm)	Hornblende, Magnetite and Pyroxene phenocrysts and Sericitized feldspar in the groundmass. XPL image, 2x (Field of view = 7mm)
Hornblende, Magnetite and Pyroxene phenocrysts and Sericitized feldspar in the groundmass. PPL image, 2x (Field of view = 7mm)	Hornblende, Magnetite and Pyroxene phenocrysts and Sericitized feldspar in the groundmass. XPL image, 2x (Field of view = 7mm)	Hornblende, Magnetite and Pyroxene phenocrysts and Sericitized feldspar in the groundmass. XPL image, 2x (Field of view = 7mm)
Hornblende, Magnetite and Pyroxene phenocrysts and Sericitized feldspar in the groundmass. XPL image, 2x (Field of view = 7mm)	Hornblende, Magnetite and Pyroxene phenocrysts and Sericitized feldspar in the groundmass. XPL image, 2x (Field of view = 7mm)	Hornblende, Magnetite and Pyroxene phenocrysts and Sericitized feldspar in the groundmass. XPL image, 2x (Field of view = 7mm)
Magnetite, Biotite and Pyroxene (partially alterted by chlorite) phenocrysts and Sericitized feldspar in the groundmass. PPL image, 10x (Field of view = 2mm)	Magnetite, Biotite and Pyroxene (partially alterted by chlorite) phenocrysts and Sericitized feldspar in the groundmass. XPL image, 10x (Field of view = 2mm)	Pyroxene (partially alterted by chlorite) phenocrysts and Sericitized feldspar in the groundmass. PPL image, 10x (Field of view = 2mm)
Pyroxene (partially alterted by chlorite) phenocrysts and Sericitized feldspar in the groundmass. XPL image, 10x (Field of view = 2mm)	Magnetite, Biotite and Pyroxene (partially alterted by chlorite) phenocrysts and Sericitized feldspar in the groundmass. XPL image, 10x (Field of view = 2mm)