norite
Americannoun
noun
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See gabbro
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A coarse-grained igneous rock, very similar to gabbro but containing orthopyroxene instead of clinopyroxene.
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Etymology
Origin of norite
From the Norwegian word norit, dating back to 1875–80. See Norway, -ite 1
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In Canada great portions of the eastern portion of the Dominion are formed of gabbros, norite, anorthosite and allied rock types.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 4 "G" to "Gaskell, Elizabeth" by Various
Near the ores there are likely to be granitic rocks, which, like the ores, seem to be segregations from the norite magma.
From The Economic Aspect of Geology by C. K. (Charles Kenneth) Leith
Masses sufficiently large for cutting are found in the norite of the Kupferberg in the Fichtelgebirge, and in the serpentine of Kraubat near Leoben in Styria.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" by Various
The granitic rocks included granite, gneisses, syenites and norite.
From New York at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition, St. Louis 1904 Report of the New York State Commission by DeLancey M. Ellis
Locally both the ores and the associated granitic rocks replace the main norite body in such a fashion as to indicate their slightly later crystallization.
From The Economic Aspect of Geology by C. K. (Charles Kenneth) Leith
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