NORITE


Meaning of NORITE in English

— noritic /naw rit"ik/ , adj.

/nawr"uyt/ , n.

a granular igneous rock consisting of a mix of light and dark minerals, the former being calcic plagioclase feldspars, and the latter orthorhombic pyroxenes.

[ 1875-80; norit. See NORWAY, -ITE 1 ]

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