Alpedrete Granite (IMAGE)

Spanish Foundation for Science and Technology

Alpedrete Granite

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Alpedrete granite seen under a petrographic microscope. The main minerals are indicated: quartz (Qz), potassium feldspar (K-Fsp), plagioclase (Pl) and biotite (Bt).

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D. M. Freire-Lista/IGEO (CSIC-UCM)

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