💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Ampholite"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| amphibolitenoun | Any of a class of metamorphic rocks composed mainly of amphibole with some quartz etc. |
| orthoamphibolitenoun | (petrology) Metamorphic rock composed mostly of amphibole, plagioclase, with lesser amounts of epidote, zoisite, chlorite, quartz, titanite, and accessory leucoxene, ilmenite and magnetite derived from an igneous rock. |
| ortho-amphibolitenoun | Alternative form of orthoamphibolite. [(petrology) Metamorphic rock composed mostly of amphibole, plagioclase, with lesser amounts of epidote, zoisite, chlorite, quartz, titanite, and accessory leucoxene, ilmenite and magnetite derived from an igneous rock.] |
| phyllitenoun | (geology) A type of metamorphic rock formed from clay-rich sediments called pelites. |
| granulitenoun | (geology) A fine-grained metamorphic rock composed chiefly of feldspar, quartz, and garnets. |
| quartzolitenoun | (geology) A type of rock consisting of almost pure quartz, but also containing some feldspar and small amounts of mica and amphibole. |
| albititenoun | (geology) Any rock composed mostly of albite |
| metapelitenoun | (geology) A metamorphosed pelite rock |
| rhyolitenoun | (geology) An igneous, volcanic (extrusive) rock, of felsic composition, with aphanitic to porphyritic texture. |
| agmatitenoun | (geology) A form of migmatite containing xenoliths, typically of breccia |
| ophiolitenoun | (geology) An assemblage of mafic and ultramafic rock fragments of the ocean lithosphere that has been tectonically moved onto a continental margin or island. |
| anyolitenoun | A metamorphic rock composed of intergrown green zoisite, black tschermakite, and ruby. |
| migmatitenoun | (geology) Any rock of mixed appearance, being an intimate mixture of granite and older rock, specifically from intense metamorphism which partially melts the rock, causing it to recrystallize in a state intermediate between igneous and metamorphic. |
| metasomatitenoun | (geology) A metasomatic rock. |
| mylonitenoun | (geology) Any rock that has undergone modifications due to dynamic recrystallization following plastic flow; a schist created by crushed or ground rock. |
| tectonitenoun | (geology) A tectonically-deformed metamorphic rock |
| olistolithnoun | (geology) Any of a mass of blocks of rock or mud that make up an olistostrome. |
| andesitenoun | (geology) Any of a class of fine-grained intermediate igneous rock, of volcanic origin, containing mostly plagioclase feldspar. |
| tephritenoun | (geology) An igneous rock consisting essentially of plagioclase and either leucite or nephelite, or both. |
| phonolitenoun | (mineralogy) A light-coloured rock of volcanic origin composed mostly of alkali feldspars. |
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