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DIC_ROCK_NAMEV3 (3025 rows)
Dictionary table which is part of version 3 of the BGS Rock Classification Scheme. The main part of the RCS - it contains only single lithologies.


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Row CODE DESCRIPTION RCS_STATUS TRANSLATION Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 USER_ENTERED DATE_ENTERED USER_UPDATED DATE_UPDATED TRANSFER DEFINITION_BKING STATUS
1026 MBAALK  Metabasalt, alkali  N  Alkali metabasalt  alkali        AWEL  24-JUL-02  TMCM  30-AUG-18    Meta-igneous rock, field identifiable alkali-basalt protolith. Fine-grained, av. <0.25mm normal crystalline extrus/intrus rock; CI >35 vol% >40 wt%; qtz <20% or feldspath <10% of QAPF, felds >65% plag; TAS SiO2 45-52wt%, (97%<48.5). CIPW norm with nephel.  C 
1027 MBAAND  Metabasaltic-andesite  N  Metabasaltic-andesite          GRBA  24-FEB-00  TMCM  30-AUG-18    Meta-igneous rock with field identifiable basaltic-andesite protolith. Fine-grained, av. <0.25mm normal crystalline extrusive/intrusive rock: TAS SiO2 52-57wt%, Na2O+K2O <5.9wt%  C 
1028 MBACLV  Metalava, basaltic  U  Basaltic metalava  basaltic        DJLO  23-MAY-06  TMCM  31-AUG-18  I  Not Available  C 
1029 MBACOP  Metabasalt, clinopyroxene-olivine-phyric  U  Clinopyroxene-olivine-phyric metabasalt  clinopyroxene-olivine-phyric        AWEL  23-OCT-03  TMCM  31-AUG-18    Meta-igneous rock, field identifiable cpx-oliv-phyric-basalt protolith.Fine-grained, av. <0.25mm normal crystalline extrusive/intrusive rock; CI >35 vol% >40 wt%; qtz <20% or foid <10% of QAPF, felds >65% plag. Clinopyrox C 
1030 MBAFO  Metabasalt, foliated  U  Foliated metabasalt  foliated        AWEL  02-JUL-01  TMCM  31-AUG-18    Meta-igneous rock, field identifiable basalt protolith. Fine-grained, av. <0.25mm normal crystalline extrus/intrus; CI >35 vol% >40 wt%; qtz <20% or foid <10% of QAPF, feld >65% plag. <5mm planar texture, preferred orientation of platy/prismatic minerals.  C 
1031 MBAFP  Metabasalt, feldspar-phyric  U  Feldspar-phyric metabasalt  feldspar-phyric        AWEL  22-JAN-02  TMCM  31-AUG-18    Meta-igneous rock, field identifiable feldspar-phyric basalt protolith. Fine-grained, av. <0.25mm normal crystalline extrusive/intrusive rock; CI >35 vol% >40 wt%; quartz <20% or foid <10% of QAPF, feld >65% plagioclase. <5wt%. 5-20% feldspar phenocrysts.  C 
1032 MBAGL  Metabasalt, glassy  U  Glassy metabasalt  glassy        AWEL  22-JAN-02  TMCM  31-AUG-18    Meta-igneous rock, field identifiable glassy basalt protolith.Fine-grained, av. <0.25mm normal crystalline extrus/intrus rock; CI >35 vol% >40 wt%; quartz <20% or feldspathoid <10% of QAPF, feldspar >65% plagioclase; Na2O+K2O <5wt%.Contains 50-100% glass.  C 
1033 MBAHF  Metabasalt, hornfelsed  U  Hornfelsed metabasalt  hornfelsed        AWEL  22-JAN-02  TMCM  31-AUG-18    Meta-basalt protolith rock recrystallised by contact metamorphism to a hard rock lacking parting planes. Was <0.25mm grained intrus/extrus CI >35 vol% >40 wt%; quartz <20% or feldspathoid <10% of QAPF, feld >65% plagio; TAS SiO2 45-52wt%, Na2O+K2O <5wt%.  C 
1034 MBALV  Metalava, basalt  U  Basalt metalava  basalt        AWEL  16-FEB-04  TMCM  31-AUG-18    Meta-igneous rock, field identifiable basalt lava protolith. Fine-grained, av. <0.25mm normal crystalline rock extruded in molten state & solidified; CI >35 vol% >40 wt%; quartz <20% or feldspathoid <10% of QAPF, feldspar >65% plagioclase; Na2O+K2O <5wt%  C 
1035 MBAOMI  Metabasalt, olivine-microphyric  U  Olivine-microphyric metabasalt  olivine-microphyric        AWEL  23-OCT-03  TMCM  31-AUG-18    Meta-igneous rock, field identifiable olivine-microphyric basalt protolith.Fine-grained, av. <0.25mm normal crystalline extrus/intrus rock; CI >35 vol% >40 wt%; qtz <20% or foid <10% of QAPF, feld >65% plag. 5-20% larger <0.25mm oliv crys in finer matrix  C 
1036 MBAOP  Metabasalt, olivine-phyric  U  Olivine-phyric metabasalt  olivine-phyric        AWEL  23-OCT-03  TMCM  31-AUG-18    Meta-igneous rock, field identifiable olivine-phyric basalt protolith. Fine-grained, av. <0.25mm normal crystalline extrusive/intrusive rock; CI >35 vol% >40 wt%; qtz <20% or feldspathoid <10% of QAPF, feldspar >65% plagioclase. 5-20% olivine phenocrysts.  C 
1037 MBAOPP  Metabasalt, olivine-plagioclase-phyric  U  Olivine-plagioclase-phyric metabasalt  olivine-plagioclase-phyric        AWEL  23-OCT-03  TMCM  31-AUG-18    Meta-igneous rock, field identifiable olivine-plag-phyric basalt protolith. Fine-grained, av. <0.25mm normal crystalline extrus/intrus rock; CI >35 vol% >40 wt%; qtz <20% or foid <10% of QAPF, felds >65% plag; olivine C 
1038 MBAP  Metabasalt, porphyritic  U  Porphyritic metabasalt  porphyritic        AWEL  22-JAN-02  TMCM  31-AUG-18    Meta-igneous rock, field identifiable porphyritic basalt protolith. Fine-grained, av. <0.25mm porphyritic textured normal crystalline extrus/intrus rock; CI >35 vol% >40 wt%; qtz <20% or feldspathoid <10% of QAPF, feld >65% plag. Phenocryst type undefined  C 
1039 MBAPH  Metabasalt, phyllitic  U  Phyllitic metabasalt  phyllitic        DJLO  05-DEC-06  TMCM  31-AUG-18  I  Not Available  C 
1040 MBAPMA  Metabasalt, plagioclase-macrophyric  U  Plagioclase-macrophyric metabasalt  plagioclase-macrophyric        AWEL  23-OCT-03  TMCM  31-AUG-18    Meta-igneous rock, field identifiable plagioclase-macrophyric basalt protolith. Fine-grained, av. <0.25mm normal crystalline extrus/intrusive rock; CI >35 vol% >40 wt%; qtz <20% or feldspathoid <10% of QAPF, feld >65% plag. 5-20% plagioclase phenocrysts.  C 
1041 MBAPMI  Metabasalt, plagioclase-microphyric  U  Plagioclase-microphyric metabasalt  plagioclase-microphyric        AWEL  23-OCT-03  TMCM  31-AUG-18    Meta-igneous rock, field identifiable plagioclase-microphyric basalt protolith. Fine-grained, av. <0.25mm normal crystalline extrus/intrus rock; CI >35 vol% >40 wt%; qtz <20% or foid <10% of QAPF, feld >65% plag. 5-20% plagioclase as <0.25mm phenocrysts.  C 
1042 MBAPXP  Metabasalt, pyroxene-phyric  U  Pyroxene-phyric metabasalt  pyroxene-phyric        AWEL  02-JAN-02  TMCM  31-AUG-18    Meta-igneous rock, field identifiable pyroxene-phyric basalt. Fine-grained, av. <0.25mm normal crystalline extrusive/intrusive rock; CI >35 vol% >40 wt%; quartz <20% or feldspathoid <10% of QAPF, feld >65% plagioclase. Pyroxene 5-20% as phenocrysts.  C 
1043 MBAR  Metabasaltic-rock  N  Metabasaltic-rock          GRBA  24-FEB-00  TMCM  30-AUG-18    Meta-igneous rock, field identifiable basalt-rock. Fine-grained, av. <0.25mm normal crystalline extrusive/intrusive rock; CI >35 vol% >40 wt%; quartz <20% or feldspathoid <10% of QAPF, feldspar >65% plagioclase; TAS SiO2 <52wt%  C 
1044 MBARH  Metabasaltic-rock, hornfelsed  U  Hornfelsed metabasaltic-rock  hornfelsed        AWEL  22-JAN-02  TMCM  31-AUG-18    Metabasaltic-rock protolith recrystallised by contact metamorphism to a hard rock lacking parting planes. Was <0.25mm grained normal crystal intrus/extrusive rock; CI >35 vol% >40 wt%; qtz <20% or foid <10% of QAPF, feld >65% plagioclase; TAS SiO2 <52wt%  C 
1045 MBARPM  Metabasaltic-rock, plagioclase-microphyric  U  Plagioclase-microphyric metabasaltic-rock  plagioclase-microphyric        AWEL  23-OCT-03  TMCM  31-AUG-18    Not Available  C 

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