-
interchangeably for
granitoids; however,
granite is just one
particular type of
granitoid.
Granitoids are diverse; no
classification system for
granitoids can give...
- gneisses, volcanic-sedimentary
greenstone sequences and calc-alkaline
granitoids. The
western Dharwar Craton contains the
oldest ba****t rocks, with greenstone...
- kilometers.
Granite is
typical of a
larger family of
granitic rocks, or
granitoids, that are
composed mostly of co****-grained
quartz and
feldspars in varying...
- are
important to
reconstruct Archean geological environments.
Felsic granitoids are the most
prevalent rock type in
Archean terranes.
These intrusive...
- and
granitoids at the time of the Pan-African
orogeny occur along the
eastern bank of the Nile River.
These rocks were
intruded by
granitoids twice...
-
geology of the Blue
Ridge is made of
compositionally unique gneisses and
granitoids,
including orthopyroxene-bearing charnockites.
Analysis of
zircon minerals...
- apatite, ilmenite) and "S-type" (quartz, K-feldspar, muscovite, mo****te)
granitoids.
Dominated by
quartz with less
abundant K-feldspar, plagioclase, muscovite...
-
interpreted to have
formed in the Pan-African orogeny. Late
Paleozoic granitoids (the
distinctive "pink granite") were
found in the peak ring borehole...
-
igneous rock of
mafic composition.
Granite and
similar rocks,
known as
granitoids,
dominate the
continental crust.
Sedimentary rocks are
formed at the earth's...
-
deposits types forming in rift
settings are carbonatites, and A- and M-Type
granitoids. Near
subduction zones,
partial melting of the
subducting plate within...
