Teschenite

Image of a small, non-uniform and jagged white rock with black stripes of mineral running across the surface (an image of teschenite)
Sample of teschenite from Poland

Teschenite is a type of coarse or medium grained igneous rock akin to gabbro or dolerite and containing essential analcime. Its name is derived from the town of Český Těšín, where it was discovered. The term crinanite has previously been used as a synonym for teschenite,[1] (particularly with increased analcime content) but there have been attempts to standardise terminology by stopping its use.[2][3] Rocks related to teschenite are referred to as rocks of the teschenite association.[4]

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  2. ^ Wilkinson, J. F. G. (August 1955). "The Terms Teschenite and Crinanite". Geological Magazine. 92 (4): 282–290. Bibcode:1955GeoM...92..282W. doi:10.1017/S0016756800064323. ISSN 1469-5081.
  3. ^ "Crinanite, western Scotland". turnstone.ca. Retrieved 2024-04-27.
  4. ^ Čípová, Irena (2006). Využívání hornin těšínitové asociace v pravěku (Thesis) (in Czech). Masaryk University, Faculty of Science.