GRANITES

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GRANITES — Граниты
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PEGMATITE — Almost any wholly crystalline igneous rock that is at least in part very coarse-grained, the major constituents of which include …
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BIOTITE — or black mica mica group. It is abundant in metamorphic rocks, in pegmatites, and in granites and other igneous rocks. …
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ALBITE — Common feldspar mineral, a sodium aluminosilicate (NaAlSi 3 O 8 ) that occurs most widely in pegmatite s and acid …
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ROTTEN — I. ˈrät ə n adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English roten, from Old Norse rotinn; akin to Old English …
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ORBICULE — ˈȯ(r)bəˌkyül noun ( -s ) Etymology: Latin orbiculus small disk, diminutive of orbis disk, circle — more at orb : …
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MIAROLITIC — |mēərō|lid.ik adjective Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary miaro- (from Italian dialect miarolo granite with small cavities) + -litic 1. of igneous …
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SYENITE — any of a class of intrusive igneous rocks essentially composed of an alkali feldspar and a ferromagnesian mineral. A special …
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SPILITE — fine-grained or dense, extrusive igneous (volcanic) rock that is usually free of visible crystals and is commonly greenish or grayish …
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RIEBECKITE — a sodium-iron silicate mineral [Na2Fe2+3Fe3+2Si8O22(OH)2] in the amphibole family. It forms part of a solid-solution series that includes both magnesioriebeckite …
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RHYOLITE — extrusive igneous rock that is the volcanic equivalent of granite. Most rhyolites are porphyritic, indicating that crystallization began prior to …
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QUARTZ — widely distributed mineral of many varieties that consists primarily of silica, or silicon dioxide (SiO2). Minor impurities such as lithium, …
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PIETRA DURA — (Italian: hard stone), in mosaic, any of several kinds of hard stone used in commesso mosaic work, an art that …
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OLIVINE — any member of a group of common magnesium, iron silicate minerals. any member of a group of common magnesium, iron …
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MUSCOVITE — also called Common Mica, Potash Mica, or Isinglass, an abundant silicate mineral that contains potassium and aluminum. Muscovite is the …
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MICROPEGMATITE — quartz and alkali feldspar intergrowth so fine that it can be resolved only under the microscope; it is otherwise indistinguishable …
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MICA — any of a group of hydrous potassium, aluminum silicate minerals. It is a type of phyllosilicate, exhibiting a two-dimensional sheet …
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METATEXIS — the process in which the magma-like portion of migmatites (mixed rocks that have granitic layers or veinlike bodies) is emplaced …
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HEULANDITE — hydrated sodium and calcium aluminosilicate mineral in the zeolite family, formulated (Ca,Na2)Al2Si7O186H2O. It forms brittle, transparent, coffin-shaped crystals in various …
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GRAPHITE — also called plumbago, or black lead mineral consisting of carbon. Graphite has a layered structure that consists of rings of …
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GRANITIZATION — formation of granite or closely related rocks by metamorphic processes, as opposed to igneous processes in which such rocks form …
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GRANITE — coarse- or medium-grained intrusive igneous rock that is rich in quartz and feldspar; it is the most common plutonic rock …
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EASTERN AFRICA, HISTORY OF — history of the area from ancient times through the 20th century. Additional reading J.D. Fage and Roland Oliver (eds.), The …
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COMMESSO — also called Florentine Mosaic, technique of fashioning pictures with thin, cut-to-shape pieces of brightly coloured, semiprecious stones, developed in Florence …
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CAVE PEARL — small, almost spherical concretion of calcite that is formed in a pool of water in a cave and is not …
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BORATE MINERAL — any of various naturally occurring compounds of boron and oxygen. Most borate minerals are rare, but some form large deposits …
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BIOTITE — also called Black Mica, a silicate mineral in the common mica group. It is abundant in metamorphic rocks (both regional …
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VITIM PLATEAU — Russian Vitimskoye Ploskogorye, gently rolling plateau area of eastern Siberia, in Buryatiya and in Chita oblast (province), eastern Russia. The …
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SWAZILAND SYSTEM — major division of rocks and time in southern Africa in Precambrian Time (3.96 billion to 540 million years ago). The …
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PRECAMBRIAN TIME — period of time that extends from a little more than 3.9 billion years ago, which is the approximate age of …
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DENMARK STRAIT — channel partially within the Arctic Circle, lying between Greenland (west) and Iceland (east). About 180 miles (290 km) wide at …
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