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PRONUNCIATION OF GRANULITE

granulite  [ˈɡrænjʊˌlaɪt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GRANULITE

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Granulite is a noun.
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WHAT DOES GRANULITE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Granulite

Granulites are a class of high grade metamorphic rocks of the granulite-facies that have experienced high-temperature and moderate pressure metamorphism. They are medium to coarse–grained and mainly composed of feldspars sometimes associated with quartz and anhydrous ferromagnesian minerals, with granoblastic texture and gneissose to massive structure. They are of particular interest to geologists because many granulites represent samples of the deep continental crust. Some granulites experienced decompression from deep in the Earth to shallower crustal levels at high temperature; others cooled while remaining at depth in the Earth. The minerals present in a granulite will vary depending on the parent rock of the granulite and the temperature and pressure conditions experienced during metamorphism. A common type of granulite found in high-grade metamorphic rocks of the continents contains pyroxene, plagioclase feldspar and accessory garnet, oxides and possibly amphiboles. Both clinopyroxene and orthopyroxene may be present, and in fact, the coexistence of clino- and orthopyroxene in a metabasite defines the granulite facies.

Definition of granulite in the English dictionary

The definition of granulite in the dictionary is a granular foliated metamorphic rock in which the minerals form a mosaic of equal-sized granules.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH GRANULITE


anticellulite
ˌæntɪˈsɛljʊˌlaɪt
baculite
ˈbækjʊˌlaɪt
catholyte
ˈkæθəʊˌlaɪt
cellulite
ˈsɛljʊˌlaɪt
cimolite
ˈsɪməʊˌlaɪt
electrolyte
ɪˈlɛktrəʊˌlaɪt
globulite
ˈɡlɒbjʊˌlaɪt
gyrolite
ˈdʒaɪrəʊˌlaɪt
ichthyodorulite
ˌɪkθɪəʊˈdɔːjʊˌlaɪt
lazulite
ˈlæzjʊˌlaɪt
lowlight
ˈləʊˌlaɪt
mesolite
ˈmɛsəʊˌlaɪt
microlight
ˈmaɪkrəʊˌlaɪt
microlite
ˈmaɪkrəʊˌlaɪt
novaculite
nəʊˈvækjʊˌlaɪt
nummulite
ˈnʌmjʊˌlaɪt
serpulite
ˈsɜːpjʊˌlaɪt
spherulite
ˈsfɛrʊˌlaɪt
tentaculite
tɛnˈtækjʊˌlaɪt
vermiculite
vɜːˈmɪkjʊˌlaɪt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GRANULITE

granulated sugar
granulated surface
granulater
granulation
granulation tissue
granulative
granulator
granule
granuliferous
granuliform
granulitic
granulitization
granulocyte
granulocytic
granulocytopenia
granuloma
granulomata
granulomatous
granulose
granulosis

WORDS THAT END LIKE GRANULITE

argillite
Bakelite
communications satellite
crystallite
elite
flite
halite
hoplite
lite
metabolite
ophiolite
polite
power elite
satellite
scheelite
socialite
Stellite
tantalite
thulite
zeolite

Synonyms and antonyms of granulite in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «granulite» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GRANULITE

Find out the translation of granulite to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of granulite from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «granulite» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

granulita
570 millions of speakers

English

granulite
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

granulite
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

granulite
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

гранулит
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

granulite
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

granulite
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

granulite
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Granulit
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Granulit
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

グラニュライト
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

granulite
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Granulite
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

granulit
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

granulite
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ग्रॅन्युलाइट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

granulit
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

granulite
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

granulitowej
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

гранулит
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

granulite
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

granulite
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

granulietterreine
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

granulit
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

granulite
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of granulite

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GRANULITE»

The term «granulite» is regularly used and occupies the 99.761 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GRANULITE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about granulite

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GRANULITE»

Discover the use of granulite in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to granulite and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Amotopoan Trails: A Recent Archaeology of Trio Movements
ID Place of Birth Geology of origin Geology of present village 27 cas-09 Kwamalasamutu Acid plutono-volcanism* Granulite/Gneiss 28 cas-10 Kwamalasamutu Acid plutono-volcanism* Granulite/Gneiss 29 cas-11 Akotono ( Guy.) Undefined ...
Jimmy Mans, 2012
2
Cratons and Fold Belts of India
The E-W trending crustal-scale shear zones, namely MSZ, BSZ, and PCSZ in Southern Granulite Terrain have been taken to represent major lineaments that are associated with significant regional strike-slip movements and delineated by  ...
Ram Sharma, 2009
3
Petrology of the Metamorphic Rocks
They indicate a distinctive type of regional metamorphism, which is called ' granulite facies metamorphism'. Before the metamorphic rocks of the Adirondacks, and their conditions of metamorphism are discussed, however, we must say a few ...
R. Mason, 1990
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Ultrahigh-pressure Metamorphism: Deep Continental Subduction
(A) Estimated pressure-temperature-time (P-T-t) path of the Haiyangsuo granulite showing near-isobaric cooling (IBC) history. For comparison, a simplified P-T-t path of Sulu ultrahigh- pressure (UHP) rocks is also shown. (B) Schematic P-T ...
Bradley R. Hacker, William C. McClelland, J. G. Liou, 2006
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Fluid Movements — Element Transport and the Composition of ...
... mass balance calculations 203-212, 213-230 garbenschiefer unit Isua supracrustals, Nd isotopes discussion 285-288 garnet-biotite thermometry, Tiggait, West Greenland 180 geochemical data on granulite-amphibolite facies transitions 29 ...
David Bridgwater, 1989
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The Grenville Event in the Appalachians and Related Topics
Small metagabbro-metanorite bodies, comprising clinopyroxene + garnet and orthopyroxene + garnet granulite gneisses, may be mafic portions of the Montpelier intrusion, or xenoliths. If they are xenoliths, the biotite-gamet- plagioclase gneiss ...
Mervin J. Bartholomew, 1984
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Petrogenesis of Metamorphic Rocks
Most petrologists would consider this temperature to be well within the granulite facies. In some mafic rocks and under certain conditions within the granulite facies, orthopyroxene forms in addition to Cpx + Pl and a metabasalt that contains ...
Kurt Bucher, Rodney Grapes, 2011
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Metamorphism and Crustal Evolution: Papers in Honour of ...
WILLIAM LAMB* ABSTRACT Various processes have been proposed to explain the stabilization of those mineral assemblages that characterize the granulite facies, and to generate the relatively low values of H2O activities (aH2O) that are  ...
‎2005
9
Precambrian Continental Crust and its Economic Resources
332 _ Am_Opx_CpX_p1c basic granulite S43 — Am—Opx—Cpx-Plg high-Mg basic granulite (meta-pyroxenite). S132 _ OPx_Cpx_p1g basic granulite Am— potassian Mg-hastingsite 9Ca:Mg:Fe = 32:33:35); _ _ _ Opx_hyperSthene (Enzps  ...
S.M. Naqvi, 1990
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Tectonics of the Nanga Parbat Syntaxis and the Western Himalaya
M. Asif Khan. Fig. 2. Route map through the mafic complex along the Karakoram Highway around the villages of Patan and Ganbir. *. two-pyroxene granulite including bands and lenses of garnet -clinopyroxene granulite. Fig. 3.
M. Asif Khan, 2000

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GRANULITE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term granulite is used in the context of the following news items.
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Mozambi Resources edges closer to Mozambique graphite asset
The belt comprises rocks that have undergone intense deformation, and as a result contains high-grade metamorphic rocks up to granulite ... «Proactive Investors Australia, May 15»
2
Mozambi Resources closes in on Mozambique graphite licences
The belt comprises rocks that have undergone intense deformation, and as a result contains high- grade metamorphic rocks up to granulite ... «Proactive Investors Australia, Mar 15»
3
Graphite One Resources Inc | An Emerging Junior
... semi-massive to massive graphite and graphite disseminations that are hosted in schistose rocks within the lower granulite facies portion of the Kigluaik Group ... «Stockhouse, Nov 14»
4
Australia returns stolen Shiva statues to India
... returning back to India the 900-year-old bronze Shiva Nataraja and granulite Ardhanarishvara statues reportedly stolen from temples in India, ... «The Rakyat Post, Sep 14»
5
Amazing Images From BBC's Photographer Competition Of The Year
Jasper Doest/Wildlife Photographer Of The Year. Bernardo Cesare's "Kaleidoscope" is a close-up of granulite rock from a quarry in India. «Business Insider, Aug 14»
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4 incredible shots – 50th Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition
Bernardo Cesare's image Kaleidoscope was shot in India while examining granulite rock from a working quarry, portraying a crystal formation ... «Cheapflights.co.uk, Aug 14»
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'Vijayawada can't be capital, it's in seismic zone'
According to it, Vijayawada is bounded by the Indrakiladri hills constituting a part of the Eastern Ghats granulite belt which is of relatively lower ... «Times of India, Aug 14»
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Matsa Resources unfurls 13m at 1.52% nickel at Symons Hill, Fraser …
between 619ppm and 873ppm nickel, also associated with mafic/ultramafic granulite, and concealed by transported cover. The combined strike ... «Proactive Investors Australia, Apr 14»
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'Alibis: Sigmar Polke, 1963-2010' at the Museum of Modern Art
A large yellow-orange canvas is dusted with meteorite granulite. A series of hot-pink chromogenic color prints have white halos, which have ... «Wall Street Journal, Apr 14»
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India asks Australia to return two Hindu statues believed stolen
The second statue, an Ardhanariswara idol made of granulite, which represents Shiva in half-female form, was bought by the Art Gallery of New ... «Reuters, Mar 14»

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