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PRONUNCIATION OF THOLEIITIC

tholeiitic  [ˌθəʊlɪˈɪtɪk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF THOLEIITIC

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Tholeiitic is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES THOLEIITIC MEAN IN ENGLISH?

tholeiitic

Tholeiitic magma series

The tholeiitic magma series, named after the German municipality of Tholey, is one of two main magma series in igneous rocks, the other magma series being the calc-alkaline. A magma series is a series of compositions that describes the evolution of a mafic magma, which is high in magnesium and iron and produces basalt or gabbro. The International Union of Geological Sciences recommends that tholeiitic basalt be used in preference to the term "tholeiite".

Definition of tholeiitic in the English dictionary

The definition of tholeiitic in the dictionary is relating to, characteristic of, or resembling tholeiite.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH THOLEIITIC


analytic
ˌænəˈlɪtɪk
antiparasitic
ˌæntɪˌpærəˈsɪtɪk
catalytic
ˌkætəˈlɪtɪk
critic
ˈkrɪtɪk
dendritic
dɛnˈdrɪtɪk
dichroitic
ˌdaɪkrəʊˈɪtɪk
electrolytic
ɪˌlɛktrəʊˈlɪtɪk
gabbroitic
ˌɡæbrəʊˈɪtɪk
hydrolytic
ˌhaɪdrəˈlɪtɪk
myelocytic
ˌmaɪələʊˈsɪtɪk
osteitic
ˌɒstɪˈɪtɪk
parasitic
ˌpærəˈsɪtɪk
politic
ˈpɒlɪtɪk
proteolytic
ˌprəʊtɪəˈlɪtɪk
Saitic
seɪˈɪtɪk
Semitic
sɪˈmɪtɪk
Shiitic
ʃiːˈɪtɪk
Sinaitic
ˌsaɪnɪˈɪtɪk
thrombolytic
ˌθrɒmbəˈlɪtɪk
uveitic
ˌjuːvɪˈɪtɪk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE THOLEIITIC

tho´
thoft
thole
tholeiite
tholepin
tholobate
tholoi
tholos
tholus

WORDS THAT END LIKE THOLEIITIC

andesitic
anti-Semitic
arthritic
ascitic
austenitic
diacritic
dolomitic
ferritic
film critic
Glagolitic
graphitic
hermaphroditic
impolitic
martensitic
palmitic
pearlitic
pleuritic
pruritic
spherulitic
Sybaritic

Synonyms and antonyms of tholeiitic in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «tholeiitic» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF THOLEIITIC

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

Translator English - Chinese

拉斑
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

toleítica
570 millions of speakers

English

tholeiitic
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

tholeiitic
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ثولييتية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

толеитовый
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

toleiítico
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

tholeiitic
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

tholéiitiques
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tholeiitic
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

tholeiitic
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ソレアイト
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

tholeiitic
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Tholeiitic
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tholeiitic
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

tholeiitic
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

थॉलीएटिक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

toleyitik
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

tholeiitic
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

tholeiitic
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

толеітових
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

tholeiitic
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

tholeiitic
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

tholeiitic
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

tholeiitic
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

tholeiittisk
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of tholeiitic

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «THOLEIITIC»

The term «tholeiitic» is normally little used and occupies the 119.667 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «THOLEIITIC» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «THOLEIITIC»

Discover the use of tholeiitic in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to tholeiitic and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Geological Survey Professional Paper
Summary of K-Ar gcochronology along the Hawaiian-Emperor Volcanic chain [ Volcano number and distance from Bargar and Jackson (1974) and K. E. Bargar ( written commun. , 1 978} Best K-Ar age is oldest reliable age of tholeiitic basalt, ...
2
Regional Tectonic Synthesis of Northwestern New England and ...
55 98.76 Classifications: MacDonald and Katsura (1964) Alkalic Alkalic Tholeiitic Tholeiitic Tholeiitic Tholeiitic T holeiitic Tholeiitic Tholeiitic Alkalic Tholeiitic Kuno (1960) Alkalic Tholeiitic Tholeiitic Tholeiitic Tholeiitic {High-alumina} Tholeiitic ...
Wallace Martin Cady, 1969
3
Orogenic Andesites and Crustal Growth:
The volcanic suite of the Strawberry Volcanics is surrounded by the voluminous ( 230 000 km3) exclusively tholeiitic flood basalts and basaltic andesites of the CRBG (Fig. 1a). The upshot of the Strawberry Volcanics being in the centre of and ...
A. Gómez-Tuena, S.M. Straub, G.F. Zellmer, 2014
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A Natural History of the Hawaiian Islands: Selected Readings II
Rates of Volcanic Propagation In order to accurately determine the rate of volcanic propagation along the Hawaiian-Emperor chain, we would like to know the time that each tholeiitic shield volcano first erupted onto the sea floor, but such data ...
E. Alison Kay, 1994
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Geological Survey Professional Paper
The pressure dependence of elastic-wave velocities for tholeiitic and alkalic basalt, gabbro, periodotite, dunite, and harzburgite is controlled by the progressive closure of microfractures with increasing depth in volcanic systems.
Geological Survey (U.S.), 1987
6
Intra-oceanic Subduction Systems: Tectonic and Magmatic ...
Although this newly developed mechanism may be valid for magmatic evolution in other arc volcanoes, the systematic difference in isotopic composition between calc-alkalic andesites and tholeiitic basalts, as discussed later, may suggest the ...
Robert D. Larter, Philip T. Leat, Geological Society of London, 2003
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Studies related to the Charleston, South Carolina, ...
Data for basalts chosen for comparative study are taken from compilations by other authors. (See references in table 4.) Because of their proximity to the study area, compositions of the main tholeiitic magma types represented by eastern North ...
Douglas W. Rankin, 1977
8
The Crust and Upper Mantle of the Pacific Area
23 2bIH 2 82 3 04 7 ,3 .07 1 97 120 109 Tholeiite 3 252 0 15 Tholeiitic basalt 3 in 2 70 2 98 6 •1 1 (H 2 61 195 100 430 0 13 Tholeiite 1-laIH 2 23 3.14 20 .2 3 77, 2 .46 134 134 302 0 12 Tholeiitic basalt 15 in 2 .74 3.12 12 1 4 18 2 62 228 188 ...
Leon Knopoff, Charles L. Drake, Pembroke J. Ehart, 1968
9
Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 2161
The younger intrusion is altered and resembles a tholeiitic basalt, with chemistry similar to the immediately overlying pillowed basalt flows. The mafic rocks above the basal felsic unit are laterally constrained by synvolcanic faults. In the central ...
Fyon, J A, Green, A H
10
Precambrian Geology of Finland
... LREE; calc-alkaline aff.), E-trend 2.32 Ga Fe-tholeiitic dike swarm and intrusions - few dikes and intrusions identified - E-trend? 2.2 Ga low-Al tholeiitic ( karjalitic) layered sills - layered intrusions/sills (max. length 150 km) and minor dikes ...
Martti Lehtinen, Pekka A. Nurmi, O.T. Ramo, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «THOLEIITIC»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term tholeiitic is used in the context of the following news items.
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Dusty, dented but dependable: what has two years on Mars done to …
The planet's surface is primarily made up of tholeiitic basalt, along with the iron oxide - essentially rust - that gives it its red appearance. The powdery surface ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Aug 14»
2
Mars May Harbor Granite: Feldspar Deposits Found in Ancient …
Martian surface is principally composed of dark-colored tholeiitic basalt, with much of the planet covered by small grains of iron oxide dust. Amounts of a ... «Guardian Express, Nov 13»
3
Northern Gold's great expectations
The geology at Iris is comprised of variably magnetic tholeiitic basalt. Intercalated with the basalt are locally important siliceous horizons that could be rhyolite. «Gold Seek, Apr 13»
4
Curious Mind: Volcanic Rock and Colors of the Magic Valley
Just above the Olivine Tholeiitic basalt is a thin, light-colored layer of volcanic ash. “This is probably similar to the explosive ash from the Mount St. Helens ... «Twin Falls Times-News, Oct 12»
5
A global geology tour
The GRV consist of ~3,500 m of tholeiitic basalt flows and volcaniclastic rocks that erupted in the Cascadia forearc from 37-42 million years ago. Chemical and ... «Science Codex, May 12»
6
Can You Walk on Lava? Falling into Lava Revisited
So, no doubt, you can sink into a Hawaiian (tholeiitic basaltic) lava flow, and since the lavas of Erta-Ale and Nyiragongo are very similar (the latter volcanoes are ... «Wired News, Jan 12»
7
Earth science: Sea change for the rise of oxygen
The authors go on to provide a new spin on the volcano theory based on a model of the gas–melt equilibrium of Hawaiian tholeiitic basalt (which is assumed to ... «Nature.com, Oct 11»
8
What might control the width of volcanic arcs?
First off, the England and Katz model implies that you have two types of melts forming: anhydrous melts - likely what we call tholeiitic basalt - less Na2O and K2O ... «Big Think, Oct 10»
9
Constantine Metal Resources – New VMS Discovery 2
The property sits on a geological formation (felsic volcanic rocks and tholeiitic Komatiitic mafic volcanic rocks) that has been known to host prolific gold deposits. «Copper Investing News, Jun 10»
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40 Ar/ 39 Ar dating and geochemistry of tholeiitic magmatism related to the early opening of the Central Atlantic rift. Earth Planet. Sci. Lett., 104, 455-472. «Futura Sciences, Jan 08»

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