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Norian

Norian adjective: relating to the upper portion of the Laurentian rocks.

Adjective

Norian (not comparable)

  1. Relating to the upper portion of the Laurentian rocks.
    • The Norian rock is distinguished by the abundance of labradorite, a feldspar possessing iridescent tints, and is found in Essex County, New York, Labrador, extensively along the St. Lawrence, upon Lake Huron, while "bowlders of it are occasionally found along the eastern shores of Maine and...1881, Louis Pope Gratacap, The Primeval American Continent (written in Popular Science Monthly Volume 19)

Proper noun

the Norian

  1. An age from 216.5 ± 2.0 to 203.6 ± 1.5 532 to 523 million years ago, a subdivision of the Triassic.

Origin of Norian

From norite.

Questions about Norian

What does Norian mean?
Norian means relating to the upper portion of the Laurentian rocks.
What part of speech is Norian?
Norian can be an adjective or a proper noun.

Words near Norian in the dictionary

  1. norharman
  2. norharmane
  3. norharmans
  4. nori
  5. noria
  6. Norian
  7. norias
  8. noribogainalog
  9. noribogaine
  10. noribogaminalog
  11. noribogamine

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