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accessory mineral
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accessory mineral
n.
A mineral that is present in a minor amount in rocks and is not considered an essential constituent of the rock.

accessory mineral
A mineral that is present in a minor amount in rocks and is not considered an essential constituent of the rock.


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This specific deposit contains 70 per cent calcite, a form of calcium carbonate; 10 per cent apatite, a rock phosphate (source of calcium and phosphorous); 15 per cent biotite/vermiculite; and 5 per cent of accessory minerals such as pyroxene, chlorite, magnetite, and feldspar.
Post-Archean thermal events recorded in accessory minerals of some xenoliths (zircon, titanite, rutile) indicate that transient heating of the lower crust, and possibly magmatic addition, occurred repeatedly, accompanying intrusion of Proterozoic dyke swarms at 2.
Also, mineral separates are more commonly homogeneous than large crystals, yet they require more care in purification than the large crystals due to the presence of impurities and accessory minerals.
 
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