First Order of the Augite-Andesites.

Characters.—Felspar lathes or prisms of the groundmass not in

flow-arrangement.

Formula.—Aug., matr., non-flu.

Sub-order.Section.Genus.Species.Number of specimens.
Pyroxene of the groundmass.Presence or absence of plagioclase phenocrysts.Character of the phenocrysts.Length of felspar lathes and prisms.
1. Granular (gran.) 1. Plagioclase phenocrysts (phen.) 1. Glassy plagioclase phenocrysts (vitr.) ·02-·1 mm.9
·1-·2 " 5
·2-·3 " 4
·3-·5 "
2. Opaque plagioclase phenocrysts (opac.) ·02-·1 mm.6
·1-·2 " 4
·2-·3 " 3
·3-·5 " 3
2. No plagioclase phenocrysts (non-phen.) 3. Large phenocrysts of augite, over 2 mm. (magn.) Not represented.
4. Small phenocrysts of augite, under 2 mm., or none (parv.) ·02-·1 mm.
·1-·2 " 3
·2-·3 " 1
·3-·5 " 2
2. Prismatic (prism.) 3. Phen. 5. Vitr. ·02-·1 mm.1
·1-·2 " 2
6. Opac. ·1-·2 " 2
4. Non-phen. 7. Magn. Not represented.
8. Parv.
3. Ophitic (oph.) 5. Phen. 9. Vitr. ·02-·1 mm.1
·1-·2 " 3
·2-·3 " 4
·3-·5 " 7
10. Opac. ·2-·3 mm.1
·3-·5 " 1
6. Non-phen. 11. Magn.
12. Parv. ·2-·3 mm.3
·3-·5 "3