Glossary of terms and abbreviations found on the site
AP – | Altered pegmatites. |
BR – | Igneous breccias. |
Breccia – | Rock consisting of sharp fragments in a fine grained matrix. |
FR – | Rock forming minerals. |
HF – | Hornfels. |
Hornfels – | Fine grained silicate rock produced by metamorphism. |
MC – | Miarolitic cavities. |
Miarolitic – | Irregular cavities into which well-formed crystals project. |
MSH – | Mont Saint-Hilaire. |
MX – | Marble xenoliths. |
PE – | Unaltered pegmatites |
Pegmatite – | Natural igneous rock formation consisting of a variety of granite usually characterized by coarse texture caused by crystallization from an exceptionally fluid magma rich in mineralizers containing rare elements |
Rarity factors – | Rarity factor tables from 1 (common) to 10 (extremely rare). |
SEM – | Scanning electronic microscope. |
SS – | Sodalite syenite. |
SX – | Sodalite xenolith. |
Syenite – | Intrusive igneous rock composed of dominant alkaline feldspar. |
Xenolith – | Fragment of a rock included in another rock. |