Definition of Norites. Meaning of Norites. Synonyms of Norites

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Definition of Norites

Norite
Norite No"rite, n. [F., fr. Norv[`e]ge Norway .] (Min.) A granular crystalline rock consisting essentially of a triclinic feldspar (as labradorite) and hypersthene.

Meaning of Norites from wikipedia

- Norite is a mafic intrusive igneous rock composed largely of the calcium-rich plagioclase labradorite, orthopyroxene, and olivine. The name norite is derived...
- with a metallic luster. The mineral occurs with mafic igneous rocks like norites, and may form from pyrite during metamorphic processes. Pyrrhotite is ****ociated...
- are also intermediate varieties corresponding mineralogically to norites, quartz-norites and diorites. A special feature, recurring in many members of the...
- anthophyllite. Cordierite also occurs in some granites, pegmatites, and norites in gabbroic magmas. Alteration products include mica, chlorite, and talc...
- igneous rocks norite and hypersthene-andesite, of which it forms an essential constituent. The co****-grained labradorite-hypersthene-rock (norite) of Paul's...
- impact melt sheet composed from the base up of sub layer norite, mafic norite, felsic norite, quartz gabbro, and granophyre.[citation needed] The Whitewater...
- forming, different types of magmas that would give rise to the Mg-suite norites and troctolites began to form, although the exact depths at which this...
- orthopyroxene gabbro, while a rock similar to norite but containing more clinopyroxene is called a clinopyroxene norite. Gabbros are also sometimes classified...
- clinopyroxene – A silica-undersaturated plutonic rock with >90% nepheline Norite – igneous rockPages displaying wikidata descriptions as a fallback – A hypersthene-bearing...
- examples of these formations include serpentines of Barberton Mountains, norites of Sekhukhuneland, quartzites of Blyde River Canyon, and the dolomites...