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Luxullianite
Luxullianite Lux*ul"li*an*ite, n. [So called from Luxullian, in Cornwall.] (Min.) A kind of granite from Luxullian, Cornwall, characterized by the presence of radiating groups of minute tourmaline crystals.

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- Luxullianite (also known as luxulyanite or luxulianite) is a rare type of porphyritic granite, notable for the presence of clusters of radially-arranged...
- microcline and blue quartz phenocrysts from the Llano Uplift in Texas Luxullianite – Rare type of granite Mangerite – Plutonic intrusive igneous rock, that...
- and was made from a single piece of Cornish porphyry, of a type called luxullianite, which was found in a field near Lostwithiel. Sarcophagus of Frederick...
- feldspar List of rock types – List of rock types recognized by geologists Luxullianite – Rare type of granite Orbicular granite Quartz monzonite – Type of igneous...
- granite has been modified to form a tourmaline-bearing granite called luxullianite. This tourmalinisation occurred during the late stages of cooling of...
- It was made from a single piece of Cornish porphyry, of a type called Luxullianite, which was found in a field near Lostwithiel. A monument to stand in...