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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PROPYLITE

From propylon (see propylaeum) + -ite1; so named because it is associated with the start of the Tertiary volcanic era.
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PRONUNCIATION OF PROPYLITE

propylite  [ˈprɒpɪˌlaɪt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PROPYLITE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Propylite 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 PROPYLITE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

propylite

Metasomatism

Metasomatism is the chemical alteration of a rock by hydrothermal and other fluids. Synonyms to the word metasomatism are metasomatose and metasomatic process. The word metasomatose can also be used as a name for specific varieties of metasomatism. Metasomatism can occur via the action of hydrothermal fluids from an igneous or metamorphic source. Metasomatic albite + hornblende + tourmaline alteration of metamorphosed granite, Stone Mountain, Atlanta In the igneous environment, metasomatism creates skarns, greisen, and may affect hornfels in the contact metamorphic aureole adjacent to an intrusive rock mass. In the metamorphic environment, metasomatism is created by mass transfer from a volume of metamorphic rock at higher stress and temperature into a zone with lower stress and temperature, with metamorphic hydrothermal solutions acting as a solvent. This can be envisaged as the metamorphic rocks within the deep crust losing fluids and dissolved mineral components as hydrous minerals break down, with this fluid percolating up into the shallow levels of the crust to chemically change and alter these rocks.

Definition of propylite in the English dictionary

The definition of propylite in the dictionary is an altered andesite or similar rock containing calcite, chlorite, etc, produced by the action of hot water.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PROPYLITE


apophyllite
əˈpɒfɪˌlaɪt
argillite
ˈɑːdʒɪˌlaɪt
chessylite
ˈtʃɛsɪˌlaɪt
chrysophilite
krɪˈsɒfɪˌlaɪt
daylight
ˈdeɪˌlaɪt
highlight
ˈhaɪˌlaɪt
hydrophilite
haɪˈdrɒfɪˌlaɪt
melilite
ˈmɛlɪˌlaɪt
menilite
ˈmɛnɪˌlaɪt
Mutazilite
muːˈtɑːzɪˌlaɪt
nephelite
ˈnefɪˌlaɪt
proselyte
ˈprɒsɪˌlaɪt
rubellite
ˈruːbɪˌlaɪt
skylight
ˈskaɪˌlaɪt
sperrylite
ˈspɛrɪˌlaɪt
tachylyte
ˈtækɪˌlaɪt
toxophilite
tɒkˈsɒfɪˌlaɪt
triphylite
ˈtrɪfɪˌlaɪt
troilite
ˈtrəʊɪˌlaɪt
twilight
ˈtwaɪˌlaɪt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PROPYLITE

proptosis
propugnation
propulsion
propulsive
propulsor
propulsory
propyl
propyla
propylaea
propylaeum
propylamine
propylene
propylene glycol
propylic
propylitisation
propylitise
propylitization
propylitize
propylon
propylthiouracil

WORDS THAT END LIKE PROPYLITE

Bakelite
cellulite
communications satellite
crystallite
elite
flite
halite
hoplite
lite
metabolite
microlite
ophiolite
polite
satellite
scheelite
socialite
Stellite
stylite
tantalite
zeolite

Synonyms and antonyms of propylite in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «propylite» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PROPYLITE

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

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570 millions of speakers

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propylite
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propylite
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propylite
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propylite
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propylite
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propylite
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propylite
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Propylite
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Propylit
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

プロピライト
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

propylite
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Propylite
85 millions of speakers
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propylite
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

propylite
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

प्रोपलाइट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

piropilit
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

propylite
65 millions of speakers

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propylite
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

propylite
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

propylite
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

propylite
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Translator English - Afrikaans

propylite
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

propylite
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

propylite
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of propylite

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PROPYLITE»

The term «propylite» is barely ever used and occupies the 204.308 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PROPYLITE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «propylite» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «propylite» 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 propylite

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PROPYLITE»

Discover the use of propylite in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to propylite and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Natural System of Volcanic Rocks
that this activity has continued with extreme violence over all parts of the globe, through the remaining part of the Tertiary and the Post-tertiary periods, growing, however, more and more faint during the latter. Propylite was, in fact, the precursor ...
Ferdinand Freiherr von Richthofen, 1868
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A Catalogue of the Species of Mosses Found, Up to the ...
that this activity has continued with extreme violence over all parts of the globe, through the remaining part of the Tertiary and the Post-tertiary periods, growing, however, more and more faint during the latter. Propylite was, in fact, the precursor ...
Leo Lesquereux, 1868
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Geochemical and Tectonic Evolution of Arc-Backarc ...
... shale Koryu 0.76 22.2 29.4 1903-1957 1.0 3: 0.3 Shale Chitose 22.8 105 4.7 Cu: 70 1936-1974 4.7 Propylite Yatani 1.7 64 39 Cu: 1270 1870-1974 3.3 :b0.3 Acidic tuff, shale Pb: 29210 Zn: 58420 Takadama 28.8 279.9 9.7 1429-1974 8.4 ...
N. Shikazono, 2003
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On the Mesozoic and Cenozoic Paleontology of California
The propylite of Huron von Richthofen and Mr. Clarence King for the most part belongs to this decomposed rock, the latter geologist remarking" "nearly all the piopylite observed by us is decomposed." Thedistiu- guishing features of propylite ...
Charles Abiathar White, 1885
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Mind Over Magma: The Story of Igneous Petrology
As a result of his investigations, Zirkel (1876) issued a handsome memoir for the Fortieth Parallel Survey in which he described propylite, quartz propylite, hornblende andesite, dacite, trachyte, rhyolite, hyaline rhyolite, au- gite andesite, and ...
Davis A. Young, 2003
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Geological Survey Professional Paper
Strictiy defined, n propylite is mildly hydrothermally metamorphosed andesite. typically containing secondary calcite, chlorite, epldote, quartz, and pyrite. some in Australia are as much as 60 cm across, and some at the Madriat deposit in ...
‎1978
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United States Geological Survey Professional Paper
PROPYLITIC ALTERATION OF EARLY ANDESITE. Propylite was a name applied in 1867 by von Richthofen to certain early Tertiary volcanic rocks of Nevada and California, especially to rocks observed near the Comstock lode in Nevada.
‎1905
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Mineral Analyses from the Laboratories of the United States ...
... i, p 16 Profiles, sections, and other illustrations in Rocky Mountain region H, Unci 3 Propylite, analyses of, from Nevada, Comstock lode K, in, pp 89, SO analysis of, from Nevada, Montezuma Range K, n, p 763 from Nevada, Ragans Valley K, ...
Frank Wigglesworth Clarke, 1903
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B029: Geology of the Silver City district and the southern ...
the older andesite (propylite) and the later flows, for in discussing the alteration of the propylite he states:22 'The andesites overlying them are untouched. The general thermal activity was confined to the interval between the outflow of propylite ...
Vincent P. Gianella, Nevada Bureau of Mines, Mackay School of Mines, 1936
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Lithology: Miscellaneous papers
Merrill. Propylite. Propylite. Propylite. Propylite. Propylite. Propylite. Propylite. Propylite. Propylite. Propylite. Propylite. Propylite. Piopylite. Quartz Propylite. Quartz Propylite. Quartz Propylite. Quartz Propylite. Quartz Propylite. Quartz Propylite.

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