Everything about Quartz Monzonite totally explained
Quartz monzonite (or
adamellite) is an
intrusive igneous rock that has an approximately equal proportion of
orthoclase and
plagioclase feldspars. The plagioclase is typically intermediate to sodic in composition, andesine to oligoclase.
Quartz is present in significant amounts.
Biotite and/or
hornblende constitute the dark minerals. Quartz monzonite
porphyry is often associated with
copper mineralization in the
porphyry copper ore deposits. Because of its coloring it's often confused with
granite, but whereas the mass of granite is 20% quartz, quartz monzonite is only 5-20% quartz.
A massive outcrop of this igneous rock can be seen on the bald summit of Croydon Mountain in New Hampshire, USA. It is also the material used to construct the
LDS Church's Salt Lake Temple and the facade of the nearby
LDS Conference Center. The blocks used in both were quarried in nearby
Little Cottonwood Canyon, where the LDS Church's
Granite Mountain vault is also located.
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