Vocabularies — view dictionary terms


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.


Go to the start - rows 1 to 20 of 3025 Go to the previous page - rows 1266 to 1285 of 3025 Displaying rows 1286 to 1305 of 3025 Go to the next page - rows 1306 to 1325 of 3025 Go to the end - rows 3006 to 3025 of 3025

Row CODE DESCRIPTION RCS_STATUS TRANSLATION Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 USER_ENTERED DATE_ENTERED USER_UPDATED DATE_UPDATED TRANSFER DEFINITION_BKING STATUS
1286 MCNMGB  Nepheline-micromonzogabbro - A foid-micromonzogabbro in which the dominant feldspathoid mineral is nepheline. It is the medium-grained equivalent of nepheline-monzogabbro. British Geological Survey Research Report RR/99/06, section 5.1.  R  Nepheline-micromonzogabbro          AWEL  16-JAN-02  TMCM  22-FEB-19    Not Available  C 
1287 MCNMST  Cannel-metamudstone  N  Cannel-metamudstone          AWEL  31-JUL-02  TMCM  31-AUG-18    Not Available  C 
1288 MCNO  Micronorite - A type of microgabbro. In the Rock Classification Scheme, it is the medium-grained equivalent of norite. British Geological Survey Research Report RR/99/06, section 5.1.  R  Micronorite          GRBA  24-FEB-00  TMCM  22-FEB-19    Medium-grained, av. between 0.25-2mm normal crystalline intrusive rock; quartz <5% of QAPF, feldspar >90% plagioclase (>50% An); 10-90% plagioclase, <5% olivine & 5-90% pyroxene, (<5% clinopyroxene) of Plag+Ol+Px, +/- mica/amphibole  C 
1289 MCNOQB  Micronorite, quartz-biotite  U  Quartz-biotite micronorite  quartz  biotite      AWEL  16-JAN-02  TMCM  31-AUG-18    Not Available  C 
1290 MCNR  Metamorphosed coarse-grained normal crystalline rock  N  Metamorphosed coarse-grained normal crystalline rock          AWEL  08-JUN-01  TMCM  30-AUG-18    Not Available  C 
1291 MCNSY  Nepheline-microsyenite - A foid-microsyenite in which the dominant feldspathoid mineral is nepheline. It is the medium-grained equivalent of nepheline-syenite. British Geological Survey Research Report RR/99/06, section 5.1.  R  Nepheline-microsyenite          AWEL  10-DEC-01  TMCM  22-FEB-19    Not Available  C 
1292 MCNUMR  Non-ultramafic-micromelilitic-rocks  N  Non-ultramafic-micromelilitic-rocks          AWEL  15-MAR-02  TMCM  31-AUG-18    Medium-grained, av. Between 0.25-2mm normal/exotic crystalline extrusive/intrusive rock; CI M >90% melilite >10%; melilite prefix to root-name  C 
1293 MCOAL  Metacoal  N  Metacoal          AWEL  31-JUL-02  TMCM  30-AUG-18    Not Available  C 
1294 MCOCPN  Olivine-clinopyroxene-micronorite - A type of microgabbro. In the Rock Classification Scheme, it is the medium-grained equivalent of olivine-clinopyroxene-norite. British Geological Survey Research Report RR/99/06, section 5.1.  R  Olivine-clinopyroxene-micronorite          GRBA  24-FEB-00  TMCM  22-FEB-19    Medium-grained, av. between 0.25-2mm normal crystalline intrusive rock; quartz <5% of QAPF, feldspar >90% plagioclase (>50% An); plagioclase10-90%, olivine >5%, pyroxene 5-90% (orthopyroxene>clinopyroxene) of Plag+Ol+Px, +/- mica/amphibole  C 
1295 MCOCPX  Olivine-microclinopyroxenite - A type of olivine-micropyroxenite. In the Rock Classification Scheme, it is the medium-grained equivalent of olivine-clinopyroxenite. British Geological Survey Research Report RR/99/06, section 5.1.  R  Olivine-microclinopyroxenite          GRBA  24-FEB-00  TMCM  22-FEB-19    Medium-grained, av. between 0.25-2mm normal crystalline intrusive rock; CI M>90%; olivine 5-40%, clinopyroxene 55-90%, orthopyroxene <5% of Ol+Cpx+Opx, +/- mica/amphibole/feldspar  C 
1296 MCOGBF  Olivine-microgabbro, Fe-rich  U  Fe-rich olivine-microgabbro  Fe-rich        AWEL  17-JAN-02  TMCM  31-AUG-18    Not Available  C 
1297 MCOGBN  Olivine-microgabbronorite - A type of microgabbro. In the Rock Classification Scheme, it is the medium-grained equivalent of olivine-gabbronorite. British Geological Survey Research Report RR/99/06, section 5.1.  R  Olivine-microgabbronorite          GRBA  24-FEB-00  TMCM  22-FEB-19    Medium-grained, av. between 0.25-2mm normal crystalline intrusive rock; quartz <5% of QAPF, feldspar >90% plagioclase (>50% An), plagioclase 5-85%, pyroxene 5-85% (both clino and orthopyroxene >5%), olivine 5-85%, of Plag+Px+Ol, +/-mica/amphibole  C 
1298 MCOHPX  Olivine-hornblende-micropyroxenite  N  Olivine-hornblende-micropyroxenite          GRBA  24-FEB-00  TMCM  31-AUG-18    Medium-grained, av. between 0.25-2mm normal crystalline intrusive rock; CI M>90%; pyroxene 30-90%, olivine 5-40%, hornblende 5-47% of Px+Ol+Hb, +/- mica/feldspar  C 
1299 MCOLGB  Olivine-microgabbro - A type of microgabbro. In the Rock Classification Scheme, it is the medium-grained equivalent of olivine-gabbro. British Geological Survey Research Report RR/99/06, section 5.1.  R  Olivine-microgabbro          GRBA  24-FEB-00  TMCM  22-FEB-19    Medium-grained, av. between 0.25-2mm normal crystalline intrusive rock; quartz <5% of QAPF, feldspar >90% plagioclase (>50% An), plagioclase 10-90%, pyroxene 5-85%, olivine 5-85% of Plag+Px+Ol +/-mica/amphibole  C 
1300 MCOLHB  Olivine-microhornblendite - A type of microhornblendite. In the Rock Classification Scheme, it is the medium-grained equivalent of olivine-hornblendite. British Geological Survey Research Report RR/99/06, section 5.1.  R  Olivine-microhornblendite          GRBA  24-FEB-00  TMCM  22-FEB-19    Medium-grained, av. between 0.25-2mm normal crystalline intrusive rock; CI M>90%; pyroxene <5%, olivine 5-40%, hornblende 55-90% of Px+Ol+Hb, +/-mica/feldspar  C 
1301 MCOLML  Olivine-micromelilitolite  N  Olivine-micromelilitolite          GRBA  24-FEB-00  TMCM  31-AUG-18    Not Available  C 
1302 MCOLNO  Olivine-micronorite - A type of microgabbro. In the Rock Classification Scheme, it is the medium-grained equivalent of olivine-norite. British Geological Survey Research Report RR/99/06, section 5.1.  R  Olivine-micronorite          GRBA  24-FEB-00  TMCM  22-FEB-19    Medium-grained, av. between 0.25-2mm normal crystalline intrusive rock; quartz <5% of QAPF, feldspar >90% plagioclase (>50% An), plagioclase 10-90%, pyroxene 5-85% (<5% clinopyroxene), & olivine >85%, of Plag+Px+Ol +/- mica/amphibole  C 
1303 MCOLPX  Olivine-micropyroxenite - A type of micropyroxenite. In the Rock Classification Scheme, it is the medium-grained equivalent of olivine-pyroxenite. British Geological Survey Research Report RR/99/06, section 5.1.  R  Olivine-micropyroxenite          GRBA  24-FEB-00  TMCM  22-FEB-19    Medium-grained, av. between 0.25-2mm normal crystalline intrusive rock; CI M>90%; olivine 5-40%, pyroxene 55-90%, hornblende <5% of Ol+Px+Hb, +/-mica/feldspar  C 
1304 MCOLST  Metacolemanite-stone  N  Metacolemanite-stone          AWEL  31-JUL-02  TMCM  31-AUG-18    Not Available  C 
1305 MCOLWB  Olivine-microwebsterite - A type of olivine-micropyroxenite. In the Rock Classification Scheme, it is the medium-grained equivalent of olivine-websterite. British Geological Survey Research Report RR/99/06, section 5.1.  R  Olivine-microwebsterite          GRBA  24-FEB-00  TMCM  22-FEB-19    Medium-grained, av. between 0.25-2mm normal crystalline intrusive rock; CI M>90%; olivine 5-40%, orthopyroxene 5-90%, clinopyroxene 5-90% of Ol+Opx+Cpx, +/-mica/amphibole/feldspar  C 

Go to the start - rows 1 to 20 of 3025 Go to the previous page - rows 1266 to 1285 of 3025 Displaying rows 1286 to 1305 of 3025 Go to the next page - rows 1306 to 1325 of 3025 Go to the end - rows 3006 to 3025 of 3025