MONZONITE

Meaning of MONZONITE in English

[ 'mɒnzənʌɪt ]

■ noun Geology a granular igneous rock containing approximately equal amounts of orthoclase and plagioclase.

Origin

C19: named after Mount Monzoni in the Tyrol, Italy, + -ite 1 .

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MONZONITE — noun Etymology: French, from Mt. Monzoni, Italy Date: 1895 a granular igneous rock composed of plagioclase and orthoclase in about …
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MONZONITE — Type of igneous rock that contains abundant and approximately equal amounts of plagioclase and potash feldspar , as well as …
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MONZONITE — ˈmänzəˌnīt, ˈmōn- noun ( -s ) Etymology: French, from Mt. Monzoni, northeast Italy + French -ite 1. : a granular …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MONZONITE — — monzonitic /mon'zeuh nit"ik/ , adj. /mon"zeuh nuyt'/ , n. any of a group of granular igneous rocks having approximately …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MONZONITE — n. type of grainy igneous rock
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MONZONITE — noun Etymology: French, from Mt. Monzoni, Italy Date: 1895 : a granular igneous rock composed of plagioclase and orthoclase in …
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MONZONITE — [mon.zo.nite] n [F, fr. Mt. Monzoni, Italy] (1895): a granular igneous rock composed of plagioclase and orthoclase in about equal …
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MONZONITE — intrusive igneous rock that contains abundant and approximately equal amounts of plagioclase and potash feldspar; it also contains subordinate amounts …
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MONZONITE — n. Type of igneous rock that contains abundant and approximately equal amounts of plagioclase and potash feldspar , as well …
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MONZONITE — монцонит
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MONZONITE — монцонит
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MONZONITE — монцонит
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MONZONITE — n. Pronunciation: män- ' z ō - ˌ n ī t, ' män-z ə - Function: noun Etymology: French, from …
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QUARTZ MONZONITE — also called adamellite intrusive igneous rock (solidified from a liquid state) that contains plagioclase feldspar, orthoclase feldspar, and quartz. It …
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LATITE — or trachyandesite Type of igneous rock that is abundant in western North America. Usually white, yellowish, pinkish, or gray, it …
Английский словарь Британика
MONZONITIC — adjective see monzonite
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LATITE — ˈlāˌtīt noun ( -s ) Etymology: Lat ium, Italy + English -ite — more at latin : a lava intermediate …
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APPINITE — ˈapəˌnīt noun ( -s ) Etymology: Appin, Loch Linnhe, Scotland, its locality + English -ite : any of a group …
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ADAMELLITE — ˌadəˈmeˌlīt noun ( -s ) Etymology: German adamellit, from Monte Adamello, mountain in Itlay, its locality + German -it -ite …
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PORPHYRY COPPER DEPOSIT — blanketlike replacement deposit of copper minerals that are disseminated throughout a large mass of fractured rock. Porphyry copper deposits commonly …
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LATITE — also called trachyandesite extrusive igneous rock very abundant in western North America. Usually coloured white, yellowish, pinkish, or gray, it …
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ACID AND BASIC ROCKS — division of igneous rocks on the basis of their silica content. Chemical analyses of the most abundant components in rocks …
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JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK — national park of colourful granite (pinto gneiss) formations, quartz monzonite boulders, and scenic lookouts in southern California, U.S. It is …
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LATITE — or trachyandesite Type of igneous rock that is abundant in western North America. Usually white, yellowish, pinkish, or gray, it …
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ROCK — n. 25B6; noun a gully strewn with rocks : BOULDER, stone, pebble; Austral. informal goolie. See list. a castle built …
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MORIMOTOITE
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МОНЦОНИТ — monzonite
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