What is Nephelinite?
[[File:Nephelinit.JPG|thumb|Nephelinite lava (grey) containing a [[Xenolith|fragment]] of [[peridotite]] (yellow), [[Kaiserstuhl (Baden-Württemberg)|Kaiserstuhl]], Germany.]] '''Nephelinite''' is a fine-grained or [[igneous rock]] made up mostly of [[nepheline]] and [[clinopyroxene]] (also [[augite]]). Nephelinite is [[Darkness|dark]] and may look like [[basalt]] in a hand. However, [[basalt]] consists mostly of [[augite]] and calcic. {{sci-stub}} [[Category:Rocks]]