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When you have completed the review, replace this notice with a simple note on this article's talk page.</span> <span class="date-container"><i>(<span class="date">July 2023</span>)</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Diorite_orbiculaire-5729~2016_11_03.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/Diorite_orbiculaire-5729~2016_11_03.jpg/300px-Diorite_orbiculaire-5729~2016_11_03.jpg" decoding="async" width="300" height="200" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/Diorite_orbiculaire-5729~2016_11_03.jpg/450px-Diorite_orbiculaire-5729~2016_11_03.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/Diorite_orbiculaire-5729~2016_11_03.jpg/600px-Diorite_orbiculaire-5729~2016_11_03.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4820" data-file-height="3213" /></a><figcaption>A fragment of napoleonite showing its orbicular structure.</figcaption></figure> <p><b>Napoleonite</b> is a variety of <a href="/wiki/Diorite" title="Diorite">diorite</a> (also called <b>corsite</b> because the stone is found in the <a href="/wiki/Island" title="Island">island</a> of <a href="/wiki/Corsica" title="Corsica">Corsica</a>).<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFlett1911236_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEFlett1911236-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Description">Description</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Napoleonite&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Description"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Napoleonite is a variety of <a href="/wiki/Diorite" title="Diorite">diorite</a> which is characterized by orbicular structure. The grey matrix of the stone has the normal appearance of a diorite, but contains many rounded lumps 1 or 2 inches in diameter, which show <a href="/wiki/Concentric" class="mw-redirect" title="Concentric">concentric</a> zones of light and dark colors. In these <a href="/wiki/Spheroid" title="Spheroid">spheroids</a> also a distinct and well-marked radial arrangement of the <a href="/wiki/Crystal" title="Crystal">crystals</a> is apparent. The center of the spheroid is usually white or pale grey and consists mainly of <a href="/wiki/Feldspar" title="Feldspar">feldspar</a>; the same <a href="/wiki/Mineral" title="Mineral">mineral</a> makes the pale zones while the dark ones are rich in <a href="/wiki/Hornblende" title="Hornblende">hornblende</a> and <a href="/wiki/Pyroxene" title="Pyroxene">pyroxene</a>. The feldspar is a basic variety of <a href="/wiki/Plagioclase" title="Plagioclase">plagioclase</a> (<a href="/wiki/Anorthite" title="Anorthite">anorthite</a> or <a href="/wiki/Bytownite" title="Bytownite">bytownite</a>). Though mostly rounded, the spheroids may be elliptical or subangular; sometimes they are in contact with one another but usually they are separated by small areas of massive diorite.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFlett1911236_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEFlett1911236-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Uses">Uses</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Napoleonite&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Uses"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>When cut and polished the rock makes a beautiful and striking ornamental stone. It has been used for making <a href="/wiki/Paperweight" title="Paperweight">paperweights</a> and other small ornamental articles.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFlett1911236_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEFlett1911236-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Spheroidal_structure">Spheroidal structure</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Napoleonite&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Spheroidal structure"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Spheroidal structure is found in other diorites and in quite a number of <a href="/wiki/Granite" title="Granite">granites</a> in various places, such as <a href="/wiki/Sweden" title="Sweden">Sweden</a>, <a href="/wiki/Russia" title="Russia">Russia</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">America</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sardinia" title="Sardinia">Sardinia</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ireland" title="Ireland">Ireland</a>. It is by no means common, however, and usually occurs in only a small part of a <a href="/wiki/Granitic" class="mw-redirect" title="Granitic">granitic</a> or dioritic mass, being sometimes restricted to an area of a few square yards. In most cases it is found near the center of the outcrop, though exceptionally it has been found quite close to the margin. It arises evidently from intermittent and repeated crystallization of the rock-forming minerals in successive stages.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFlett1911236_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEFlett1911236-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Formation">Formation</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Napoleonite&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Formation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Such a process would be favored by complete rest, which would allow of <a href="/wiki/Supersaturation" title="Supersaturation">supersaturation</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Magma" title="Magma">magma</a> by one of the components. Rapid crystallization would follow, producing deposits on any suitable <a href="/wiki/Atomic_nucleus" title="Atomic nucleus">nuclei</a>, and the <a href="/wiki/Crystal" title="Crystal">crystals</a> then formed might have a radial disposition on the surfaces on which they grew. The magma might then be greatly impoverished in this particular substance, and another deposit of a different kind would follow, producing a zone of different color. The nucleus for the spheroidal growth is sometimes an early <a href="/wiki/Porphyritic" title="Porphyritic">porphyritic</a> crystal, sometimes an enclosure of <a href="/wiki/Gneiss" title="Gneiss">gneiss</a>, et cetera, and often does not differ essentially in composition from the surrounding rock. When spheroids are in contact their inner zones may be distinct while the outer ones are common to both individuals having the outlines of a figure of eight. This proves that growth was <a href="/wiki/Centrifugal_force" title="Centrifugal force">centrifugal</a>, not <a href="/wiki/Centripetal" class="mw-redirect" title="Centripetal">centripetal</a>. Many varieties of spheroids are described presenting great differences in composition and in structure. Some are merely rounded balls consisting of the earliest minerals of the rock, such as <a href="/wiki/Apatite" title="Apatite">apatite</a>, <a href="/wiki/Zircon" title="Zircon">zircon</a>, <a href="/wiki/Biotite" title="Biotite">biotite</a> and <a href="/wiki/Hornblende" title="Hornblende">hornblende</a>, and possessing no regular arrangement. Others have as centers a foreign fragment such as <a href="/wiki/Gneiss" title="Gneiss">gneiss</a> or <a href="/wiki/Hornfel" class="mw-redirect" title="Hornfel">hornfels</a>, with one or more zones, pale or dark, around this. Radial arrangement of the crystals, though often very perfect, is by no means universal. The spheroids are sometimes flattened or <a href="/wiki/Oval_(geometry)" class="mw-redirect" title="Oval (geometry)">egg-shaped</a>, apparently by the flow of magma at a time when they were semi-solid or plastic. As a general rule the spheroids are more <a href="/wiki/Base_(chemistry)" title="Base (chemistry)">basic</a> and richer in the iron-magnesium minerals than the surrounding rock, though some of the zones are often very rich in <a href="/wiki/Quartz" title="Quartz">quartz</a> and <a href="/wiki/Feldspar" title="Feldspar">feldspar</a>. Graphic or <a href="/wiki/Perthitic" class="mw-redirect" title="Perthitic">perthitic</a> intergrowths between the minerals of a zone are frequent. The spheroids vary in width up to 1 or 2 ft. In some cases they contain abnormal constituents such as <a href="/wiki/Calcite" title="Calcite">calcite</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sillimanite" title="Sillimanite">sillimanite</a> or <a href="/wiki/Corundum" title="Corundum">corundum</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFlett1911236_1-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEFlett1911236-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Napoleonite&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Esterellite" title="Esterellite">Esterellite</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notes">Notes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a 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href="/wiki/Limestone" title="Limestone">Limestone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lumachelle" title="Lumachelle">Lumachelle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marl" title="Marl">Marl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mudstone" title="Mudstone">Mudstone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oil_shale" title="Oil shale">Oil shale</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oolite" title="Oolite">Oolite</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Phosphorite" title="Phosphorite">Phosphorite</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sandstone" title="Sandstone">Sandstone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shale" title="Shale">Shale</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Siltstone" title="Siltstone">Siltstone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sylvinite" title="Sylvinite">Sylvinite</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tillite" class="mw-redirect" title="Tillite">Tillite</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Travertine" title="Travertine">Travertine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tufa" title="Tufa">Tufa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Turbidite" title="Turbidite">Turbidite</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Varve" title="Varve">Varve</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wackestone" title="Wackestone">Wackestone</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Metamorphic_rock" title="Metamorphic rock">Metamorphic rock</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Anthracite" title="Anthracite">Anthracite</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Amphibolite" title="Amphibolite">Amphibolite</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Blueschist" title="Blueschist">Blueschist</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cataclasite" title="Cataclasite">Cataclasite</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eclogite" title="Eclogite">Eclogite</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gneiss" title="Gneiss">Gneiss</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Granulite" title="Granulite">Granulite</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greenschist" title="Greenschist">Greenschist</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hornfels" title="Hornfels">Hornfels</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Calcflinta" title="Calcflinta">Calcflinta</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Itabirite" title="Itabirite">Itabirite</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Litchfieldite" title="Litchfieldite">Litchfieldite</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marble" title="Marble">Marble</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Migmatite" title="Migmatite">Migmatite</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mylonite" title="Mylonite">Mylonite</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Metapelite" class="mw-redirect" title="Metapelite">Metapelite</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Metapsammite&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Metapsammite (page does not exist)">Metapsammite</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Phyllite" title="Phyllite">Phyllite</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pseudotachylite" class="mw-redirect" title="Pseudotachylite">Pseudotachylite</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Quartzite" title="Quartzite">Quartzite</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Schist" title="Schist">Schist</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Serpentinite" title="Serpentinite">Serpentinite</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Skarn" title="Skarn">Skarn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Slate" title="Slate">Slate</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Suevite" title="Suevite">Suevite</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Talc_carbonate" title="Talc carbonate">Talc carbonate</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Soapstone" title="Soapstone">Soapstone</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tectonite" title="Tectonite">Tectonite</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Whiteschist" title="Whiteschist">Whiteschist</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Specific varieties</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Adamellite" class="mw-redirect" title="Adamellite">Adamellite</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Appinite" title="Appinite">Appinite</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aphanite" title="Aphanite">Aphanite</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Borolanite" title="Borolanite">Borolanite</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Larvikite" title="Larvikite">Blue Granite</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Epidosite" title="Epidosite">Epidosite</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Felsite" title="Felsite">Felsite</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flint" title="Flint">Flint</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ganister" title="Ganister">Ganister</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gossan" title="Gossan">Gossan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hyaloclastite" title="Hyaloclastite">Hyaloclastite</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ijolite" title="Ijolite">Ijolite</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jadeitite" title="Jadeitite">Jadeitite</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jasperoid" title="Jasperoid">Jasperoid</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kenyte" title="Kenyte">Kenyte</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lapis_lazuli" title="Lapis lazuli">Lapis lazuli</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Larvikite" title="Larvikite">Larvikite</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Litchfieldite" title="Litchfieldite">Litchfieldite</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Llanite" title="Llanite">Llanite</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Luxullianite" title="Luxullianite">Luxullianite</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mangerite" title="Mangerite">Mangerite</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Novaculite" title="Novaculite">Novaculite</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pietersite" title="Pietersite">Pietersite</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pyrolite" title="Pyrolite">Pyrolite</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rapakivi_granite" title="Rapakivi granite">Rapakivi granite</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rhomb_porphyry" class="mw-redirect" title="Rhomb porphyry">Rhomb porphyry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rodingite" title="Rodingite">Rodingite</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shonkinite" title="Shonkinite">Shonkinite</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Taconite" title="Taconite">Taconite</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tachylite" title="Tachylite">Tachylite</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Teschenite" title="Teschenite">Teschenite</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Theralite" title="Theralite">Theralite</a></li> <li><a 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