Myrmekite

Optical Description:

Myrmekite is a "wormy" intergrowth of quartz in sodic plagioclase. In the photo above, quartz is the light gray "worms" in a plagioclase grain that is extinct. Other minerals present are plagioclase (upper right) , biotite (upper left), and quartz (extinct grain in lower left corner.


Occurrence:

Myrmekite occurs in quartz-rich intrusive rocks.

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