Syenite is a coarse-grained intrusive igneous rock with a general composition similar to granite but deficient in quartz, present at no more than five percent if at all, and is considered a granitoid. Its extrusive equivalent is trachyte. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Formation ClassIgneous, intrusive (coarse-grained, compositionally similar to granite but deficient in quartz) 1 Classification
Classification UseSculpture and Ornamental 1 Connections
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Corundum's own page names low-silica syenite intrusives as an igneous occurrence.
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The extrusive equivalent of syenite is trachyte.
Uses
Syenite rock was used to make the Quay with Sphinxes.
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Syenite is a coarse-grained intrusive igneous rock with a general composition similar to that of granite, but deficient in quartz, which, if present at all, occurs in relatively small concentrations (< 5%). It is considered a granitoid.
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It also occurs in low-silica igneous syenite and nepheline syenite intrusives.
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