Basanite Hand Sample
Basanite Thin Section

Basanite

IUGS Definition ( QAPF Chart )

Basanite: “A term originally used for a porphyritic basalt containing pyroxene phenocrysts, but later used as a group name for rocks composed of clinopyroxene, plagioclase, essential foids and olivine.”
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Typical Minerals
  • clinopyroxene
  • plagioclase
  • felspathoids
  • olivine