ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SYENITE
From French syénite, from Latin syēnītēs lapis stone from Syene (Aswan), where it was originally quarried.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SYENITE»
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syenite in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
syenite and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
syenite is not a very common rock; it formed either as an independent intrusion or
at the edges of great bodies of granite, where quartz became scarce. There are
many gradations between syenite and granite, depending upon the amount of ...
Carroll Lane Fenton, Mildred Adams Fenton, 2003
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Handbook of Rocks, Minerals, and Gemstones
SYENlTE FAMlLY Syenite, monzonite and foyaite helong to the syenite family
Syenite [1-4] The name is derived from Syene, a place in Upper Egypt, nowadays
called Aswan. ln anciem times a much valued huilding stone, which is not
actually ...
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Alkaline Rocks and Carbonatites of the World: Africa
The most numerous are characterized by silica saturated to over saturated rocks,
predominantly syenite and monzonite. with fewer basic complexes in three of
which occur essexite. nepheline monzonite and nepheline syenite. The largest of
...
Alan Robert Woolley, 2001
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The Geology of Scotland
Alkaline intrusions of northwest Scotland In approximate order of emplacement
these comprise: (1) the deformed Glen Dessary syenite that occurs within the
Northern Highland Steep Belt in Inverness-shire; (2) a suite of alkaline intrusions
that ...
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Geological Survey Professional Paper
Table 9.— Major nepheline syenite and phonolite deposits in the United States [
Modified from Barker (1974) and National Research Council (1979, table 5.12).
Dash (-), data not available] ' Actual area of exposed or shallowly buried ...
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Ilímaussaq Alkaline Complex, South Greenland: An Overview of ...
Kvanefjeld plateau and immediately to the east of the plateau have augite syenite
xenoliths in lujavrite and syenite dykes intersecting the roof basalts. They are
confined to the south-western part of the plateau where augite syenite is exposed
...
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Great Basin and Sierra Nevada
The primitive shonk- inites have elevated Th/U (w 9), characteristic of the Mojave
lithospheric province. Some primitive shonkinite dikes are syn- plutonic and
probably parental with respect to several small shonkitite-syenite stocks. Apatite ...
David R. Lageson, Stephen George Peters, Mary M. Lahren, 2000
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The Craft and Art of Clay: A Complete Potter's Handbook
364 we see that nepheline syenite is a high-soda feldspar. Suppose we begin
with that material. Remember, any number of materials can be used to fulfill the
same glaze formula: you make the choices based on the various visual charts in
this ...
Susan Peterson, Jan Peterson, 2003
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Dimension Stone 2004 - New Perspectives for a Traditional ...
syenite. in. the. Piedmont. Alps. (Italy): present. relevance. of. the. stone. and.
future. technological. prospects. for. its. sustainable. exploitation. M. Cardu IGAG-
CNR, Torino, Italy "Geo-resources and Land" Department, Politecnico di Torino, ...
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Rock-forming Minerals: Silica Minerals, Volume 4B
Primary or secondary phase in nepheline syenite plutonic rocks Cancrinite,
vishnevite, hydroxycancrinite and cancrisilite occur as a liquidus or subsolidus
phases in nepheline syenite intrusions and pegmatite lenses and dykes. In some
...
William Alexander Deer, Robert Andrew Howie, 2004
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SYENITE»
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syenite is used in the context of the following news items.
Geology of the Pilanesberg Ring Dike complex
As volcanic activity waned, the remaining magma cooled in the cracks as bands of volcanic rock (mainly syenites and foyaites). Geologists call these structures ... «Phys.Org, Jul 15»
Satellite imagery reveals Pilanesberg ring dike complex
"Red syenite forms when magma contains plenty of water. In the detail image, outcrops of white and green foyaite and of red syenite make up the ridges in the ... «UPI.com, Jul 15»
Transition Vests 100% Interest in Key Gold Properties in the Abitibi …
Bedrock exposures and results from an initial drilling on the property evidence a widespread gold mineralized system associated with a series of syenite ... «Junior Mining Network, Jul 15»
Great Lakes Graphite Appoints Jerry Janik as Chief Operating …
... including an amorphous silica with grades as fine as 99% passing 8 micron and in Nepheline Syenite where the finest product is 99% passing 5 micron. «GlobeNewswire, Mar 15»
Oban Mining Corporation Continues on Path to Discovery With …
The gold is also very widely distributed throughout the Allied Syenite in a shallow dipping zone from 20 m to 100 m vertical depth with the majority of samples ... «Marketwired, Feb 15»
Iran's IMIDRO signs €9.3M deal with Outotec
The industrial use of Nepheline syenite includes refractories, glass making, ceramics and, in pigments and fillers. It is also used as construction facade, interior ... «Trend.az, Nov 14»
NunaMinerals A/S publishes interim report for Q1-Q3 2014
After the end of H1, a 1529 line-kilometer helicopter-borne radiometric survey over the Paatusoq Syenite Complex has been completed, funded by exploration ... «GlobeNewswire, Nov 14»
Dacian Gold Limited (ASX:DCN) Drilling Results Confirm Open Pit …
(i) for open pit potential where the CSZ intersects the Heffernans syenite. (ii) for open pit potential where the CSZ is exposed at, and near the surface, away from ... «ABN Newswire, Oct 14»
Dacian Gold Limited (ASX:DCN) Significant Surface Mineralisation …
The rock-chip sampling program identified significant levels of gold mineralisation over rocky and steep-sided outcropping syenite that was unable to be drill ... «ABN Newswire, Sep 14»
What causes Death Valley's sliding stones to move?
According to Wikipedia, these sailing stones are slabs of dolomite and syenite ranging from a few hundred grams to hundreds of kilograms. Racetrack Playa ... «EarthSky, Sep 14»
