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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD LAMPROPHYRE

From Greek lampros bright + -phyre, from porphyry.
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PRONUNCIATION OF LAMPROPHYRE

lamprophyre  [ˈlæmprəˌfaɪə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LAMPROPHYRE

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Lamprophyre is a noun.
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WHAT DOES LAMPROPHYRE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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Lamprophyre

Lamprophyres (Greek λαµπρός (lamprós) = "bright" and φύρω (phýro) = to mix) are uncommon, small volume ultrapotassic igneous rocks primarily occurring as dikes, lopoliths, laccoliths, stocks and small intrusions. They are alkaline silica-undersaturated mafic or ultramafic rocks with high magnesium oxide, >3% potassium oxide, high sodium oxide and high nickel and chromium. Lamprophyres occur throughout all geologic eras. Archaean examples are commonly associated with lode gold deposits. Cenozoic examples include magnesian rocks in Mexico and South America, and young ultramafic lamprophyres from Gympie in Australia with 18.5% MgO at ~250 Ma.

Definition of lamprophyre in the English dictionary

The definition of lamprophyre in the dictionary is any of a group of basic igneous rocks consisting of feldspathoids and ferromagnesian minerals, esp biotite: occurring as dykes and minor intrusions.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LAMPROPHYRE


amplifier
ˈæmplɪˌfaɪə
bonfire
ˈbɒnˌfaɪə
campfire
ˈkæmpˌfaɪə
counterfire
ˈkaʊntəˌfaɪə
crossfire
ˈkrɒsˌfaɪə
edifier
ˈɛdɪˌfaɪə
gunfire
ˈɡʌnˌfaɪə
hellfire
ˈhɛlˌfaɪə
humidifier
hjuːˈmɪdɪˌfaɪə
justifier
ˈdʒʌstɪˌfaɪə
magnifier
ˈmæɡnɪˌfaɪə
melaphyre
ˈmɛləˌfaɪə
modifier
ˈmɒdɪˌfaɪə
notifier
ˈnəʊtɪˌfaɪə
pacifier
ˈpæsɪˌfaɪə
purifier
ˈpjʊərɪˌfaɪə
qualifier
ˈkwɒlɪˌfaɪə
rectifier
ˈrɛktɪˌfaɪə
spitfire
ˈspɪtˌfaɪə
wildfire
ˈwaɪldˌfaɪə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LAMPROPHYRE

lamper eel
lampern
lampers
lampholder
lampion
lamplight
lamplighter
lamplit
lampoon
lampooner
lampoonery
lampoonist
lamppost
lamprey
lamprophyric
lampshade
lampstand
lampuki
lampyrid

WORDS THAT END LIKE LAMPROPHYRE

balloon tyre
byre
dextrogyre
eyre
fayre
funeral pyre
granophyre
gyre
justices in eyre
Lake Eyre
lyre
orthophyre
pneumatic tyre
pyre
radial tyre
skyre
snow tyre
spare tyre
tubeless tyre
tyre

Synonyms and antonyms of lamprophyre in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «lamprophyre» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LAMPROPHYRE

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The translations of lamprophyre from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «lamprophyre» in English.

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煌斑岩
1,325 millions of speakers

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lamprophyre
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lamprophyre
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lamprophyre
380 millions of speakers
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lamprophyre
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лампрофир
278 millions of speakers

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lamprophyre
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lamprophyre
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lamprophyre
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Lamprophyre
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Lamprophyr
180 millions of speakers

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ランプロファイアー
130 millions of speakers

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lamprophyre
85 millions of speakers

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Lamprophyre
85 millions of speakers
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lamprophyre
80 millions of speakers

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lamprophyre
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Translator English - Marathi

दीपप्रकाश
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

lamprofir
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

lamprophyre
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

lamprophyre
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

лампрофір
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

lamprofir
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

lamprophyre
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

lamprophyre
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

lamprophyre
10 millions of speakers
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lamprophyre
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of lamprophyre

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LAMPROPHYRE»

The term «lamprophyre» is normally little used and occupies the 146.273 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LAMPROPHYRE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «lamprophyre» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «lamprophyre» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LAMPROPHYRE»

Discover the use of lamprophyre in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to lamprophyre and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics
FIG. 4 — Photomicrographs of intrusive rocks at Big Bay. Length of scale is 0-5 mm; both photographs at the same magnification. A — Lamprophyre dike ( P41156), 50m east of Penguin Rock. Fine-grained hornblende, clinopyroxene, and ...
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Petrology of Lamproites
1t should be realized "lamprophyre" is essentially afield term and the grouping of rocks of diverse character and origin under this banner serves no rational petrogenetic purpose. Unfortunately such associations commonly suggest genetic ...
Roger H. Mitchell, S.C. Bergman, 1991
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Lamprophyre
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Jesse Russell, Ronald Cohn, 2012
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Petrology of the Coastal Dykes at Tugtilik, Southern East ...
20730 lamprophyre cpx, ox resorbed cpx cores titaniferrous cpx with aegirine overgrowths, and included ox, foid, biot. 20731 dolerite similar brown amph to 20729 B 20732 lamprophyre cpx (abundant) resorbed cpx cores very fine- grained ...
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Geological Survey Professional Paper
81, 83, 85 Boulder Creek Granodiorite 17.51.64,72.73 in uunprophyre 20 Twin Spruce Quartz Monzonite 69 Aluminum 73 in lamprophyre 48 \naJyses. techniques . 2 Andesine. Boulder Creek Granodiorite 52 Apatite 25, 48, 81, 83 Boulder ...
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Origin of Igneous Rocks: The Isotopic Evidence
6.6.10 Lamprophyre Dikes The igneous and metamorphic basement rocks of Hercynian age (Upper Carboniferous) of western Europe are cut by swarms of lamprophyre dikes that occur from southwest England to France and to the central ...
Gunter Faure, 2001
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Permo-carboniferous Magmatism and Rifting in Europe
Saxothuringian Basin The distribution of lamprophyres within the Saxothuringian Basin is controlled by fault structures and lineaments; the lamprophyre dykes are only locally associated with granite intrusions. Lamprophyres are widespread ...
B. Marjorie Wilson, Geological Society of London, 2004
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Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 3228
Archean and post-Archean lamprophyre dykes and related intrusions are a volumetrically minor and relatively poorly understood component of the Superior Province. The Archean lamprophyre dykes have U-Pb and Sm-Nd crystallization  ...
LeCheminant, A N, Richardson, D G, Dilabio, R N W
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New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics
(2) Reefton: Dikes in the Reefton area (named Kirwan Intrusives by Bowen 1964) are predominantly basalts, and only a single lamprophyre has been reported ( Henderson 1917; Harris in Suggate 1957). The intensity of magnetisation of the ...
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U.S. Geological Survey professional paper
Some time during this period lamprophyre dikes were injected at widely scattered localities. The hypabyssal character of the deformed lamprophyre leads to inferences regarding the subsequent geologic history. The Curecanti Quartz ...
Geological Survey (U.S.), 1968

6 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LAMPROPHYRE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term lamprophyre is used in the context of the following news items.
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Typhoon Exploration Announces the Publication of the NI 43-101 …
This is sometimes altered and brecciated komatiitic flows with lamprophyre dykes and altered intermediate intrusions. Some sedimentary units ... «MarketWatch, Jul 15»
2
Oxford Resources Inc.: Detailed Assessment Program Commences …
... North claim block indicating the potential for rare earth element (REE) bearing lamprophyre and carbonatite occurrences within the Property. «Marketwired, May 14»
3
Banaras Hindu University geologists bag Rs 14cr DST project
... Sub-continental Lithospheric Mantle: Insights from mineral chemistry of kimberlites, lamproites, lamprophyre, entrained xenoliths/xenocrysts, ... «Times of India, Dec 13»
4
'We had to bring our excreta and urine back from Antarctica'
My project was related to Lamprophyre, a type of rock which is found in the Indian subcontinent as well as Antarctica. The aim of my research is ... «Times of India, Aug 12»
5
High season: Wild and wonderful in Chile
Valle del Arcoiris (Rainbow Valley) is just as well-titled, its heavy flanks a chorus-line of cobalt, gypsum and lamprophyre, high-kicking between ... «The Independent, Oct 11»
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Nebraska's Elk Creek Carbonatite Promises Large Rare Earth …
Associated with the carbonatite and carbonatite breccias are lesser amounts of basalt, lamprophyre, and syenite. These Late Proterozoic-age ... «EV World, May 10»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Lamprophyre [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/lamprophyre>. May 2024 ».
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