Granulite

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• granulite — [ granylit ] n. f. • 1889; lat. granulum ♦ Minér. Roche métamorphique granitoïde, à grain fin, contenant, à côté de quartz et feldspaths dominants, des grenats, spinelles... ● granulite nom féminin (anglais granulite) Ancien nom du granite à… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

• Granulite — Gran u*lite, n. [From {Granule}.] (Geol.) A whitish, granular rock, consisting of feldspar and quartz intimately mixed; sometimes called {whitestone}, and {leptynite}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• granulite — s. f. Mineral muito semelhante ao granito …   Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa

• granulite — [gran′yə līt΄] n. [ GRANULE + ITE1] a metamorphic rock consisting of uniformly sized, interlocked mineral grains in which coarse and finer bands may alternate granulitic [gran′yo͞olit′ik, gran′yəlit′ik] adj …   English World dictionary

• Granulite — Granulites are fine to medium–grained metamorphic rocks that have experienced high temperatures of metamorphism, composed mainly of feldspars sometimes associated with quartz and anhydrous ferromagnesian minerals, with granoblastic texture and… …   Wikipedia

• granulite — granulitas statusas T sritis chemija apibrėžtis Granuliuoto amonio nitrato, degalų ir medienos miltų ar aliuminio pudros birus mišinys, sprogstamoji medžiaga. atitikmenys: angl. granulite rus. гранулит …   Chemijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas

• granulite — granulitas statusas T sritis chemija apibrėžtis Metamorfinė magminė nuosėdinės kilmės uoliena, sudaryta iš vienodų matmenų grūdelių. atitikmenys: angl. granulite rus. гранулит …   Chemijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas

• granulite facies — One of the major divisions of the mineral facies classification of metamorphic rocks, encompassing rocks that formed under intense temperature pressure conditions (higher than 950°F, or 500°C). The minerals found in the rocks of granulite facies… …   Universalium

• granulite — noun Date: 1849 a granular metamorphic rock consisting mainly of feldspar and quartz • granulitic adjective …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• granulite — granulitic /gran yeuh lit ik/, adj. /gran yeuh luyt /, n. a metamorphic rock composed of granular minerals of uniform size, as quartz, feldspar, or pyroxene, and showing a definite banding. [1840 50; GRANULE + ITE1] * * * …   Universalium