granulite
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granulite — [ granylit ] n. f. • 1889; lat. granulum ♦ Minér. Roche métamorphique granitoïde, à grain fin, contenant, à côté de quartz et feldspaths dominants, des grenats, spinelles... ● granulite nom féminin (anglais granulite) Ancien nom du granite à… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Granulite — Gran u*lite, n. [From {Granule}.] (Geol.) A whitish, granular rock, consisting of feldspar and quartz intimately mixed; sometimes called {whitestone}, and {leptynite}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
granulite — s. f. Mineral muito semelhante ao granito … Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa
granulite — [gran′yə līt΄] n. [ GRANULE + ITE1] a metamorphic rock consisting of uniformly sized, interlocked mineral grains in which coarse and finer bands may alternate granulitic [gran′yo͞olit′ik, gran′yəlit′ik] adj … English World dictionary
Granulite — Granulites are fine to medium–grained metamorphic rocks that have experienced high temperatures of metamorphism, composed mainly of feldspars sometimes associated with quartz and anhydrous ferromagnesian minerals, with granoblastic texture and… … Wikipedia
Granulite — Une granulite est une roche métamorphique catazonale de haute pression et haute température. Le terme granulite vient du latin granulum, petit grain et du grec lithos, pierre. De structure granuloblastique, elle est composée de quartz et de… … Wikipédia en Français
granulite — granulitas statusas T sritis chemija apibrėžtis Granuliuoto amonio nitrato, degalų ir medienos miltų ar aliuminio pudros birus mišinys, sprogstamoji medžiaga. atitikmenys: angl. granulite rus. гранулит … Chemijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
granulite — granulitas statusas T sritis chemija apibrėžtis Metamorfinė magminė nuosėdinės kilmės uoliena, sudaryta iš vienodų matmenų grūdelių. atitikmenys: angl. granulite rus. гранулит … Chemijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
granulite facies — One of the major divisions of the mineral facies classification of metamorphic rocks, encompassing rocks that formed under intense temperature pressure conditions (higher than 950°F, or 500°C). The minerals found in the rocks of granulite facies… … Universalium
granulite — noun Date: 1849 a granular metamorphic rock consisting mainly of feldspar and quartz • granulitic adjective … New Collegiate Dictionary
granulite — granulitic /gran yeuh lit ik/, adj. /gran yeuh luyt /, n. a metamorphic rock composed of granular minerals of uniform size, as quartz, feldspar, or pyroxene, and showing a definite banding. [1840 50; GRANULE + ITE1] * * * … Universalium
