ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD TRACHYTE
From French, from Greek trakhutēs, from trakhus rough.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TRACHYTE»
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trachyte in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
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Alkaline Rocks and Carbonatites of the World: Africa
In Gegerin in Roudoum Taklit gjAchkal Taharaq Assegafi Serouenout
Ameckchou N Ameckchou S 20 km Annular structures Basalt, trachyte and
phonolite of Serouenout Trachyte Fig. 5. The Anahef volcanic district (after Fabre
1976. fig.
Alan Robert Woolley, 2001
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New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics
the western margin of the trachyte plug. The xenoliths are phenocryst-poor
olivine-augite basalt, similar to those found near Caughley Beach. Erratics of
granite, Ferrar Dolerite, and local basalts are distributed over the surface of the
trachyte.
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Rocks Classified and Described: A Treatise on Lithology
Trachyte granitoide (granitic trachyte), e. g. at Handerlo, near Schemnitz. Fibrous
or gneiss-like Trachyte, e. g. on the Pontellaria. Trachyte schistoide (schistous
trachyte), e. g. at the Pas de Compain, department of Cantal in France. Trachyte a
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Bernhard von Cotta, Philip Henry Lawrence, 1866
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Proceedings of the 9th International Congress on ...
Abstract The decay aspects of trachyte stones applied in churches from Ribeira
Grande (S50 Miguel Island) and Angra do Heroismo (Terceira Island), both in the
Azores Islands, were studied in order to characterise the associated soluble salts
...
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Cenozoic Volcanism in the Mediterranean Area
... commonly oxidized to Ti-bearing hematite. The common accessory mineral
assemblage includes apatite, zircon, titanite, and rutile. Rock-Forming Minerals of
the Trachyte-Rhyolite Trend flows (Girod, 1971), whereas fresh phenocrysts (Fig.
Luigi Beccaluva, Gianluca Bianchini, B. Marjorie Wilson, 2007
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Transactions Of The Geological Society
pact basalt, resembling greenstone, traverses lacustrine limestone containing
Paludime and Limnaeae. . Towards Taushanli these trappean rocks assume the
character of a brown and grey trachyte, and form some considerable hills.
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Volcanoes in the Quaternary
FORMATION MEMBER LITHOLOGY EVENTS 'tl 'ongonot Trachyte Format2on ('2
'ongonot Mixed 'ava Formation ('mx)- Akira Pumice Formation ('a) Akira Pumice
Formation ('a) < 'ongonot Trachyte Formation (Lt) □ 'ower Pumice Member ...
Callum R. Firth, Bill McGuire, 1999
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Transactions of the Geological Society of London
The trachyte tuff appears to me to be the oldest of the volcanic eruptions, for it has
nothing of the character of having been derived from preexisting trachytes, and it
is traversed by a dike of trachyte, as I have described at p. 439. This is quite in ...
Geological Society of London, 1836
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Transactions of the geological society, established November ...
WOODCUTS То illustrate Mr. Strickland.s paper on the Geology of the Thracian
Bosphorus: p. 385. Section from Constantinople to Symplegades : p. 385. Section
of .a conglomerate near Filbornou, consisting of angular fragments of trachyte, ...
proximately its present configuration. Its absence in the canyon of the
Yellowstone above its junction with the Lamar may mean that it was
subsequently removed; that there was no pre-trachyte Yellowstone Valley above
the junction; or, if such ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TRACHYTE»
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trachyte is used in the context of the following news items.
The touching story of Bowral digger's World War 1 grave photo
The story of the Pope family's dynasty as trachyte miners in the Southern Highlands is well known around Bowral, but the burial of machine gunner Jim Pope in ... «ABC Local, Apr 15»
Anzac Day 2015: Bowraville's sons surrendered to war now …
... Frank Partridge VC, and in the middle of the main street where bullock teams dragged cedar logs as the Anzacs fought at Gallipoli, a polished trachyte column ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Apr 15»
Lake Powell Fishing Report - Look north and deep for striped bass
A few crappie are being caught in the backs of canyons from Good Hope to Trachyte. It is necessary to go all the way to the back of a canyon to find clearer water ... «Salt Lake Tribune, Apr 15»
Lake Powell fishing report — Waiting for another warm up
Walleye numbers are much higher from Bullfrog to the Colorado River inlet near Trachyte Canyon. Runoff water makes the water murky which also enhances ... «Salt Lake Tribune, Apr 15»
Venice won't ban wheelie suitcases-- yet
... of trachyte, causing besides noise pollutio n. ” He urged the city to find a way to end the “annoying” noise, that is particularly disturbing in early morning hours. «Fox News, Nov 14»
Mysterious Mount Jellore
The prominent Trachyte/Microsyenite peak of Mt Jellore is the same material as was quarried from nearby Mt Gibraltar at Mittagong which can be seen as the ... «ABC Local, Sep 14»
New Large Stone Prehistoric Cutting Tools Found in China
"Despite the poor quality of raw materials (predominantly quartz phyllite and trachyte for the LCTs), good examples of both handaxes and cleavers are present, ... «Popular Archaeology, Sep 14»
Expensive rescue leads to calls for crackdown on climbers
Open: Mt Tibrogargan and Trachyte circuits, Mt Beerburrum and Mt Ngungun open to walkers. Closed: Mt Beerwah and Mt Tibrogargan summit accesses are ... «The Sunshine Coast Daily, Aug 14»
Mai più colla 8c by Mauro Dell'Antonia at Rocca Pendice
The rock is volcanic trachyte, used extensively to pave Venice and other surrounding cities. The climbing style is reminiscent of that found on granite, you need ... «Planetmountain, Jun 14»
Warrumbungles: a climber's paradise
A shield volcano about 1km high and 50km across resulted, and lava spewed and oozed in thick plugs, cooling slowly to form the fine-grained trachyte we see ... «Australian Geographic, May 14»
