Monzonite - Igneous Rocks
Monzonite is a plutonic igneous rock intermediate in composition between syenite and diorite.Monzonite contains less quartz and more plagioclase than granite.Latite or trachyandesite are the approximate volcanic equivalents of monzonite. Monzonite has a strict definition, which is based on the QAPF diagram.In this diagram, monzonitic rocks occupy a central position.
