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Definition of Leptynite

Leptynite
Leptynite Lep"ty*nite (l[e^]p"t[i^]*n[imac]t), n. (Min.) See Granulite.

Meaning of Leptynite from wikipedia

- Granulites are a class of high-grade metamorphic rocks of the granulite facies that have experienced high-temperature and moderate-pressure metamorphism...
- found above parent rock types of various composition namely, charnockite, leptynite, anorthosite and gabbro in Kerala. It is found over basalt in the states...
- Saouda Series rocks include gneiss, with different endmembers enriched in leptynite garnet, hypersthene and sillimanite garnet, as well as pyroxene amphibolite...
- rhyodacites (or rhyodacitic tuffs) have been metamorphosed to fine-grained leptynites. Stratigraphically they usually follow after the basal calcareous marbles...
- greenschist facies conditions. The volcanogenic material was metamorphosed to leptynites and amphibolites. Included in this metamorphic succession are also augengneisses...
- may be extended to meet demand. The deposit consists of metagabbros in leptynite veins. The Strette I Archaeological Site can be dated to: The Neolithic...
- medium-grained leptynites, the Upper Gneiss Nappe is mainly composed of paragneisses enclosing some leptynites. The medium-grained leptynites within the Lower...
- granodiorite bodies belonging to the Piégut-Pluviers Granodiorite or by leptynites of Ordovician age. The flat-lying sediments surrounding the village center...