norite
norite noun: a granular crystalline rock consisting essentially of a triclinic feldspar (such as labradorite) and hypersthene.
Noun
norite (countable and uncountable, plural norites)
- A granular crystalline rock consisting essentially of a triclinic feldspar (such as labradorite) and hypersthene.
- Where hypersthene prevails the rocks are grouped as norites, being subdivided into normal norite, horneblende-norite, mica-norite, and augite-norite, according to the presence of these different minerals in the rock.1901, Joseph Hyde Pratt, The Occurrence and Distribution of Corundum in the United States, Geological Survey Bulletin 180, United States Department of the Interior, page 27
- The samples indicate two relatively low grade areas in the norite, one in the northern part of the pit and the other just south of the large dike near the center of the pit.1942, John Calvin Reed, John Van Nostrand Dorr, Nickel Deposits of Bohemia Basin and Vicinity, Yakobi Island, Alaska, Geological Survey Bulletin 931-F, United States Department of the Interior, page...
Forms of norite
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Origin of norite
From French Norvège (“Norway”) + -ite.
Words formed from norite
Questions about norite
- What does norite mean?
- Norite means a granular crystalline rock consisting essentially of a triclinic feldspar (such as labradorite) and hypersthene.
- What part of speech is norite?
- Norite is a noun.
- What is the plural of norite?
- The plural of norite is norites.
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