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salmonnoun(zoology) One of several species of fish, typically of the Salmoninae subfamily, brownish above with silvery sides and delicate pinkish-orange flesh; they ascend rivers to spawn.
orogenynoun(geology) The process of mountain building by the upward folding of the Earth's crust.
eclogitenoun(petrology) A coarse-grained metamorphic rock, a mixture of pyroxene, quartz, and feldspar with inclusions of red garnet.
dolomitesnounA mountain range of the Alps in north-eastern Italy.
anorthositenoun(petrology) A phaneritic, intrusive igneous rock characterized by a predominance of plagioclase feldspar.
terranenoun(geology) A block of the Earth's crust that differs from the surrounding material, and is separated from it by faults.
palaeocenenounAlternative form of Paleocene. [(geology) A geologic epoch within the Paleogene period from about 65 to 56 million years ago; marked by the rise of the first large mammals in a tropical climate.]
greisennoun(geology) A highly altered granitic rock containing quartz and mica.
detritalnoun(geology) Consisting of, or pertaining to, geological detritus.
clasticnoun(geology) A rock made from fragments of pre-existing rocks.
pyrophyllitenoun(mineralogy) A soft, pale aluminosilicate mineral, somewhat resembling talc.
claystonenoun(geology) Sedimentary rock composed of fine clay particles.
mistassininounThe language of these people.
gascognenouna region of southwestern france
argentiferousnoun(geology) Containing or producing silver.
hydrometallurgynounThe field of extractive metallurgy involving the use of aqueous chemistry for the recovery of metals from ores, concentrates, and recycled or residual materials.
spinelnoun(mineralogy) Any of several hard minerals of cubic symmetry that are mixed oxides of magnesium and aluminium and are used as gemstones of various colours.
bastnasitenounAlternative form of bastnaesite. [(mineralogy) A yellow-brown mineral that is a source of several rare earth metals, especially gadolinium, samarium, and neodymium.]
grabennoun(geology) An elongated block of the Earth's crust, bounded by faults, that has dropped relative to the surrounding area.
anticlinenoun(geology) A fold with strata sloping downwards on each side.

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