tonalite

http://resource.geosciml.org/classifier/cgi/lithology/tonalite

broader
http://resource.geosciml.org/classifier/cgi/lithology/granitoid original
narrower
tonalite original
definition Granitoid consisting of quartz and intermediate plagioclase, usually with biotite and amphibole. Includes rocks defined modally in QAPF field 5; ratio of plagioclase to total feldspar is greater than 0.9.
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plagiogranite
trondhjemite
source LeMaitre et al. 2002
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in scheme simplelithology original