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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD GREISEN

From German, from greissen to split.
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PRONUNCIATION OF GREISEN

greisen  [ˈɡraɪzən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GREISEN

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conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Greisen is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES GREISEN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Greisen

Greisen is a highly altered granitic rock or pegmatite. Greisen is formed by self-generated alteration of a granite and is a class of endoskarn. Greisens appear as highly altered rocks, partly coarse, crystalline granite, partly vuggy with miarolitic cavities, disseminated halide minerals such as fluorite, and occasionally metallic oxide and sulfide ore minerals, borate minerals and accessory phases such as sphene, beryl, topaz, etcetera.

Definition of greisen in the English dictionary

The definition of greisen in the dictionary is a light-coloured metamorphic rock consisting mainly of quartz, white mica, and topaz formed by the pneumatolysis of granite.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH GREISEN


arisen
əˈrɪzən
bedizen
bɪˈdaɪzən
brazen
ˈbreɪzən
citizen
ˈsɪtɪzən
cloison
ˈklɔɪzən
denizen
ˈdɛnɪzən
diapason
ˌdaɪəˈpeɪzən
dizen
ˈdaɪzən
glazen
ˈɡleɪzən
horizon
həˈraɪzən
mizen
ˈmɪzən
mizzen
ˈmɪzən
netizen
ˈnɛtɪzən
orison
ˈɒrɪzən
poison
ˈpɔɪzən
prison
ˈprɪzən
raisin
ˈreɪzən
risen
ˈrɪzən
spiegeleisen
ˈspiːɡəlˌaɪzən
venison
ˈvɛnɪzən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GREISEN

greige
grein
greisenisation
greisenization
greisenize
gremial
gremlin
gremmie
gremolata
Grenache
Grenada
grenade
Grenadian
grenadier
grenadilla
grenadine

WORDS THAT END LIKE GREISEN

Andersen
chosen
delicatessen
Essen
Hessen
hosen
Jansen
Jensen
lessen
Leverkusen
Niedersachsen
Nielsen
Olsen
Sachsen
samisen
sen
shamisen
unarisen
unrisen
uprisen

Synonyms and antonyms of greisen in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «greisen» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GREISEN

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

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云英岩
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greisen
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greisen
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greisen
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greisen
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Translator English - Russian

грейзеновая
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greisen
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greisen
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greisen
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Greisen
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Greisen
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greisen
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greisen
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Greisen
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greisen
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Translator English - Tamil

greisen
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ग्रिसेन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

pnömatolitik
70 millions of speakers

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greisen
65 millions of speakers

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Greisen
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

грейзеновая
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Greisen
30 millions of speakers
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Greisen
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

greisen
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Translator English - Swedish

Greisen
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Greisen
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of greisen

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GREISEN»

The term «greisen» is regularly used and occupies the 62.004 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GREISEN» OVER TIME

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GREISEN»

Discover the use of greisen in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to greisen and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Hydrothermal Processes and Mineral Systems
The East Kemptville deposit is part of the Sn-rich Carboniferous Davis Lake Complex, which belongs to the a large peraluminous granitic batholith that contains greisen and vein-style Sn, U and W deposits. The Davis Lake Complex is a ...
Franco Pirajno, 2008
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Geological Survey Professional Paper
Beryl greisen. — Two areas of Mount Antero granite within the quadrangle have been altered to greisen, and both contain some beryl. The larger area, lying 300 feet northeast of the California mine (pi. 1) , is a poorly exposed body 1,400 feet ...
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U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper
Sn-Ag±Mo-W porphyry, vein, and greisen deposits (Reed, 1 986a-c; Yidou, 1993; Kirkham and Sinclair, 1995; Sinclair, 1995a, b) are most consistent with the geologic setting and lithogeochemistry of the Clark Bar area as currently understood.
David J. Topping, John C. Schmidt, L. E. Vierra
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Ore-bearing Granite Systems: Petrogenesis and Mineralizing ...
Figure 2. a, Plan view of East Kemptville tin deposit. At this scale, “massive ore“ consists of quanz-topaz rock, quartz-mica greisen, and areas with many greisen- bordered zones. Site 1 is location of the stockscheider; site 2, location of Figure 4.
Holly J. Stein, Judith L. Hannah, 1990
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Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 2157
in the minerals characteristic of East Kemptville greisen (topaz, quartz, cassiterite and base-metal sulfides). Mica, a possible host, is limited in the massive greisen. Comparison of the chemical composition of EK leucomonzogranite and ...
Boyle, D R
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Direct-current Arc and Alternating-current Spark Emission ...
The greisen walls of the deposits consist mainly of quartz, muscovite, and topaz in widely ranging proportions. Where greisen has developed in granitic or pegmatitic rocks older than the Redskin or Pikes Peak Granites, it is bordered by a ...
David J. Grimes, A. P. Marranzino, 1968
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Granitic Systems: Ilmari Haapala Volume
6): (1 ) bed-like cassiterite-bearing topaz-zinnwaldite-quartz greisen bodies, up to 40 m thick, and salmon colored albitized granites (Ta- boquinha greisen); and (2) a vein-veinlet/stockwork, encompassing brittle fracture zones containing ...
Tapani Rämö, 2005
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Fluids in the Crust: Equilibrium and Transport Properties
Alumina is gained in significant amounts during the formation of the quartz- muscovite and quartz-topaz greisen in particular, but is strongly depleted in the inner zone of the quartz greisen. The greisen zones are all enriched in Fe and volatiles ...
K. Shmulovich, Bruce Yardley, Galina G. Gonchar, 1995
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Metallogenesis and tectonics of the Russian Far East, ...
Voznesenka II F greisen deposit, Yaroslavka metallogenic belt, Russian Southeast. Schematic cross section through Glavnoe deposit. Adapted from Androsov and Ratkin (1990) and Ryazantzeva (1998). See figure 16 and table 4 for location.
Warren J. Nokleberg, Geological Survey (U.S.), Alaska. Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys, 2005
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Information Handling in Astronomy - Historical Vistas
Condon, J.J., Cotton, W.D., Greisen, E.W., Yin, Q.F., Perley, R.A., Taylor, G.B. & Broderick, J.J. 1998, The NRAO VLA Sky Survey, A.J. 115, 1693. Cotton, W.D., Tody, D. & Pence, W.D. 1995, Binary table extension to FITS, Astr. & Astrophys.
Andre Heck, 2003

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GREISEN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term greisen is used in the context of the following news items.
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Greisen Hosts 7on7 Tournament in Green Bay
In the state of Wisconsin it's something that's relatively new, and former NFL player Chris Greisen is hoping it's something that will catch on. «WeAreGreenBay.com, Jul 15»
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Thomson Resources Ltd (ASX:TMZ) Strong Drill Results at Bygoo …
Intersections of 18m at 0.8% Sn from 118m (BNRC003) and 8m at 0.3% Sn from 80m (BNRC004) confirmed the wide tin bearing greisen zone ... «ABN Newswire, Jul 15»
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Greisen hopes 7-on-7 is leveling playing field
Chris Greisen's 14-year career as a professional quarterback took him to a lot of places. It didn't take the Sturgeon Bay native very long to figure ... «Green Bay Press Gazette, Jul 15»
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A high burden of late-onset sepsis among newborns admitted to the …
Article | PubMed |; Kruse AY, Phuong CN, Ho BT, Stensballe LG, Pedersen FK, Greisen G. Identification of important and potentially avoidable ... «Nature.com, Jul 15»
5
Area Digests
7-8 with Father Thomas A. Greisen. While on retreat participants will examine some of their maps and charts, shaping their prayer; their wisdom ... «Columbus Telegram, Jul 15»
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Serbische Gratwanderung um Srebrenica-Gedenken
... Truppen die systematische Hinrichtung von über 7.000 muslimischen Buben, Männern und Greisen, die tagelang dauerte. Vučić war damals ... «derStandard.at, Jul 15»
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Animal shelter sees increase of lost pets after holiday
Greisen is starting an on line petition demanding local law enforcement respond to the numerous complaints about illegal fireworks. By late ... «News3LV, Jul 15»
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Traveling Back through the Advocate archives: July 4
The canoe he was in with Elijah Greisen capsized on Little Lake. Greisen was rescued by Charles VanDoozer, but he was unable to get a grip ... «Green Bay Press Gazette, Jul 15»
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Be firesafe over the holiday weekend
Here is clarification from Scappoose Fire Chief, Michael Greisen, and the local Oregon Department of Forestry office regarding the entire ... «St. Helens Chronicle, Jul 15»
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PHOTOS: "Remarkable" collection of classic cars including Rolls …
Jakob Greisen, head of Bonhams US Motoring Department, said: "Mr Frederiksen has spent several decades building this outstanding ... «Western Daily Press, Jul 15»

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