GRANULITE

Etymology

Noun

granulite (countable and uncountable, plural granulites)

(geology) A fine-grained metamorphic rock composed chiefly of feldspar, quartz, and garnets

Anagrams

• lautering, traguline

Source: Wiktionary


Gran"u*lite, n. Etym: [From Granule.] (Geol.)

Definition: A whitish, granular rock, consisting of feldspar and quartz intimately mixed; -- sometimes called whitestone, and leptynite.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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SQUARE

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