Teschenite

Image of a small, non-uniform and jagged white rock with black stripes of mineral running across the surface (an image of teschenite)
Sample of teschenite from Poland

Teschenite is a type of coarse or medium grained igneous rock akin to gabbro or dolerite and containing essential analcime. Its name is derived from the town of Český Těšín, where it was discovered. The term crinanite has previously been used as a synonym for teschenite,[1] (particularly with increased analcime content) but there have been attempts to standardise terminology by stopping its use.[2][3] Rocks related to teschenite are referred to as rocks of the teschenite association.[4]

Geological composition

Teschenite comprises essential titan-augite, analcime, labradorite and olivine and may include hornblendes.[5][6] Teschenite also has subtypes such as cuyamite and lugarite.[7]

History

Teschenite was first described and given a name by Ludwig Hohenegger [cs] in 1861.[8]

In 1866 teschenite occurrences with higher concentrations of magnesium were defined as picrite by Erich von Tschermak.[5]

Until 1892 the name in use for the rock was tchesenit, which is derived from the German name for Český Těšín. The name teschenite (těšínit in Czech) was first used by mineralogist Josef Klvaňa [cs][9]

In 1918 the same name was declared official by František Slavík.[10][11][12]

Location of occurrence

Teschenite has been found in Scotland, Portugal, the Caucasus Mountains, Siberia, Kenya, Myanmar, Taiwan, Australia and New Zealand.[6][13]

In the Czech Republic, teschenite is primarily found in the volcanic region of the Beskids which stretch from the borders of Moravia to regions east of Český Těšín.[10] Specific documented deposits are in Tichá, in the basin of the Ostravice river, in the Řepiště municipality and in a quarry near Žermanice Reservoir.[10][6][14][15][16] Historically, olivine-rich teschenite has also been mined in an old quarry in Straník.[17]

References

  1. ^ "www.mindat.org". mindat.org. Retrieved April 27, 2024.
  2. ^ Wilkinson, J. F. G. (August 1955). "The Terms Teschenite and Crinanite". Geological Magazine. 92 (4): 282–290. Bibcode:1955GeoM...92..282W. doi:10.1017/S0016756800064323. ISSN 1469-5081.
  3. ^ "Crinanite, western Scotland". turnstone.ca. Retrieved 2024-04-27.
  4. ^ Čípová, Irena (2006). Využívání hornin těšínitové asociace v pravěku (Thesis) (in Czech). Masaryk University, Faculty of Science.
  5. ^ a b Ferdinand, Zirkel (1894). Lehrbuch der Petrographie (in German) (2nd ed.). Leipzig: Engelmann. pp. 678–685. ISBN 9780559745102.
  6. ^ a b c "Teschenite". mindat.org. Retrieved April 27, 2024.
  7. ^ Wilkinson, J. F. G. (August 1955). "The Terms Teschenite and Crinanite". Geological Magazine. 92 (4): 282–290. Bibcode:1955GeoM...92..282W. doi:10.1017/S0016756800064323. ISSN 1469-5081.
  8. ^ "160 let od úmrtí geologa a paleontologa Ludwiga Hoheneggera". osel.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 2024-04-26.
  9. ^ "Nerosty vulkanických hornin". moravske-karpaty.cz (in Czech). 10 November 2013. Retrieved April 24, 2024.
  10. ^ a b c Petránek, Jan. "Podbeskydská vulkanická oblast". Geologická encyklopedie (in Czech). Česká gelogická služba. Retrieved 2024-04-27.
  11. ^ Hruban, Robert (November 10, 2013). "Nerosty vulkanických hornin". moravske-karpaty.cz (in Czech). Retrieved April 24, 2024.
  12. ^ Budínská, Gabriela (October 31, 2017). "ic-tesin.cz". Turistické informační centrum Český Těšín (in Czech). Retrieved April 24, 2024.
  13. ^ Navrátilová, Mirka. "TĚŠÍNIT". petrol.sci.muni.cz (in Czech). Archived from the original on April 24, 2024. Retrieved 2024-04-27.
  14. ^ "Podbeskydská vulkanická oblast" (PDF) (in Czech). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-09-18. Retrieved 2024-04-26.
  15. ^ Melnyk, Anastasia; Pospíšil, Lubomil (2022-12-20). "Geofyzikální mapování výskytu těšínitové asociace hornin v okolí Žermanic – slezská jednotka". Geologické výzkumy na Moravě a ve Slezsku (in Czech). 29 (1–2). doi:10.5817/GVMS2022-21299. ISSN 2336-4378.
  16. ^ "Těšínit - Řepiště". sci.muni.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 2024-04-26.
  17. ^ Schuchová, Kristýna; Bubík, Miroslav. "Geopark Podbeskydí" (PDF). geoparkpodbeskydi.cz (in Czech). Retrieved April 26, 2024.