Appearance
Use device theme  
Dark theme
Light theme

What does norite mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word norite? Here's what it means.

Noun
  1. A granular crystalline rock consisting essentially of a triclinic feldspar (such as labradorite) and hypersthene.
Find more words!
Use * for blank tiles (max 2) Advanced Search Advanced Search
Use * for blank spaces Advanced Search
Advanced Word Finder
Examples
Drilling showed that the troctolite body is 330 metres thick and is underlain by foliated leuconorite to norite and massive anorthosite.
In New York the emery deposits are segregations of aluminum and iron oxides in norite.
The basement is mainly composed of quartz biotite norite and minor serpentinite which belong to the Ordovician Boganclough intrusion.
Ore hosted in a norite body within a large unexplored anorthosite complex.
Near the ores there are likely to be granitic rocks, which, like the ores, seem to be segregations from the norite magma.
Enstatite occurs in plutonic basic and ultrabasic rocks such as peridotite and norite, and also in some high-grade metamorphic rocks.

See Also

Nearby Definitions
6-letter Words Starting With
Find Definitions
go
Word Tools Finders & Helpers Apps More Synonyms
Copyright WordHippo © 2024