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Blairmorite
is a very rare
porphyritic
volcanic rock named after the community of
Blairmore
in southwestern
Alberta
, Canada. It is characterized by dominant
phenocrysts
of
analcime
in a
matrix
of analcime,
sanidine
and alkalic
pyroxene
, with accessory
titanite
,
melanite
and
nepheline
. It is a
leucocratic
variety of analcimite. Blairmorite is known from only two
geological formations
worldwide: the
Crowsnest Formation
in Alberta, where it is associated with
agglomerates
and
tuffs
from
explosive eruptions
, and the
Lupata Gorge
in Mozambique. This specimen of blairmorite, found in the Crowsnest Formation, is about 17 centimetres (6.7 in) in length.
Photograph credit: Paul Glombick; edited by
Bammesk
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