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PRONUNCIATION OF TROCTOLITE

troctolite  [ˈtrɒktəˌlaɪt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TROCTOLITE

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Troctolite is a noun.
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WHAT DOES TROCTOLITE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

troctolite

Troctolite

Troctolite is a mafic intrusive rock type. It consists essentially of major but variable amounts of olivine and calcic plagioclase along with minor pyroxene. It is an olivine-rich anorthosite, or a pyroxene-depleted relative of gabbro. However, unlike gabbro, no troctolite corresponds in composition to a partial melt of peridotite. Thus, troctolite is necessarily a cumulate of crystals that have fractionated from melt. Troctolite is found in some layered intrusions such as in the Archean Windimurra intrusion of Western Australia, the Voisey's Bay nickel-copper-cobalt magmatic sulfide deposit of northern Labrador, the Stillwater igneous complex of Montana and the Tertiary Rhum layered intrusion of the island of Rùm, Scotland. Troctolite is also found in the Merensky Reef of the Bushveld Igneous Complex, South Africa and in the Lizard complex in Cornwall.

Definition of troctolite in the English dictionary

The definition of troctolite in the dictionary is a rare type of coarse-grained igneous rock generally composed mainly of olivine and feldspar.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TROCTOLITE


agalmatolite
ˌæɡəlˈmætəˌlaɪt
Bakelite
ˈbeɪkəˌlaɪt
chiastolite
kaɪˈæstəˌlaɪt
counterlight
ˈkaʊntəˌlaɪt
crystallite
ˈkrɪstəˌlaɪt
datolite
ˈdeɪtəˌlaɪt
featherlight
ˈfeðəˌlaɪt
graptolite
ˈɡræptəˌlaɪt
metabolite
mɪˈtæbəˌlaɪt
microsatellite
ˌmaɪkrəʊˈsætəˌlaɪt
odontolite
ɒˈdɒntəˌlaɪt
ophiolite
ˈɒfɪəˌlaɪt
pectolite
ˈpektəˌlaɪt
quarterlight
ˈkwɔːtəˌlaɪt
satellite
ˈsætəˌlaɪt
socialite
ˈsəʊʃəˌlaɪt
stromatolite
strəʊˈmætəˌlaɪt
subsatellite
ˈsʌbˌsætəˌlaɪt
tantalite
ˈtæntəˌlaɪt
zeolite
ˈziːəˌlaɪt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TROCTOLITE

trochee
trochelminth
trochili
trochilic
trochilus
trochiscus
trochite
trochlea
trochleae
trochlear nerve
trochoid
trochoidal
trochoidally
trochometer
trochophore
trochosphere
trochotron
trochus
trocken
trod

WORDS THAT END LIKE TROCTOLITE

actinolite
aerolite
amphibolite
antimetabolite
catabolite
chrysolite
cosmopolite
cryolite
elite
impolite
indicolite
iolite
lepidolite
microlite
oolite
polite
rhyolite
scapolite
sepiolite
theodolite
tremolite

Synonyms and antonyms of troctolite in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «troctolite» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TROCTOLITE

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Translator English - Chinese

橄长岩
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

troctolita
570 millions of speakers

English

troctolite
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

troctolite
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

troctolite
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

троктолит
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

troctolite
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

troctolite
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

troctolite
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Troctolite
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Troctolit
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

トロクトライト
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

troctolite
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Troctolite
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

troctolite
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

troctolite
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ट्रांस्टोलाईट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

troktolit
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

troctolite
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

troktolit
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

троктоліт
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

troctolite
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

troctolite
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

troctolite
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Troktolit
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

troctolite
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of troctolite

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TROCTOLITE»

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TROCTOLITE» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TROCTOLITE»

Discover the use of troctolite in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to troctolite and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Magmatic Sulfide Deposits: Geology, Geochemistry and Exploration
Turning now to the Leopard Troctolite, Varied-textured Troctolite and Normal Troctolite, many samples of these rocks contain appreciable amounts of sulfide. Li and Naldrett (1999) have shown re-equilibration of olivine with sulfide accounts for ...
A. J. Naldrett, 2004
2
The Kiglapait Layered Intrusion, Labrador
The southwest corner of the island is underlain by troctolite which has zones of gabbro pegmatite and sulfidepyroxenite. The troctolite is locally layered, in one place with pronounced lineation of olivine lenticles in the down-dip direction.
Stearns Anthony Morse, 1969
3
Middle Proterozoic to Cambrian rifting, central North America
Stratigraphic units from bottom to top are: BAN, Bottom Augite Troctolite and Norite zone: Heterogeneous mixture of augite troctolite and norite (both sulfide- bearing), containing local inclusions of Biwabik Iron-Formation (BIF) and Giants ...
Richard W. Ojakangas, Albert B. Dickas, John C. Green, 1997
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Tungsten Deposits of Vance County, North Carolina, and ...
Troctolite and trootoli te-amphibolite About eight percent of the main peridotite body at the present erosion surface is composed of troctolite, together with amphibolite and various chloritic rocks resulting from alteration of troctolite. Both the ...
Gilbert Howry Espenshade, 1947
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Archean to Anthropocene: Field Guides to the Geology of the ...
Each mesocycle is composed of a medium fine-grained troctolite at its sharp base with the cycle below. About 1/3 of the way up, the troctolite develops small clots (~5 mm) of subpoikilitic augite and lesser oxide, which then grades on a ...
James D. Miller, George H. Hudak, Chad Wittkop, 2011
6
Igneous Rocks and Processes: A Practical Guide
The adjective 'gabbroic',as understood by most petrologists, embraces awider variety of coarsegrained gabbrorelated rocks(norite, gabbronorite, troctolite and anorthosite, in addition togabbro) than does thenoun 'gabbro'.Norite, for instance  ...
Robin Gill, 2011
7
Planetary Petrology and Geochemistry: The Lawrence A. Taylor ...
Brief Petrographic Descriptions and Modal Proportions of Hybrid-Series Nonchilled Mafic Rocks Sample Description NI-12 Medium- to coarse-grained gabbroic troctolite. Pyroxenes altering to pale hornblende; large sieve-textured Fe-Ti oxide ...
Lawrence A. Taylor, Gregory A. Snyder, Clive R. Neal, 1999
8
Geologic Excursions from Fresno, California, and the Central ...
STOP 4 (PRIVATE RANCH): LAYERED TROCTOLITE CUMULATES OF THE STOKES MOUNTAIN REGION, EARLY CRETACEOUS SIERRA NEVADA BATHOLITH Retrace route on dirt roads out of the private ranch. Exit locked gate to paved ...
Keith Daniel Putirka, 2013
9
Rocky Mountain Section of the Geological Society of America: ...
The top of norite zone I is marked by the appearance of cumulate augite at the base of the gabbronorite zone I. This unit consists of plagioclase, bronzite, and augite cumulates. The next unit is troctolite-anorthosite zone I, a complex succession ...
Stanley S. Beus, 1987
10
Layered Intrusions
... four stratiform lithologic units have been generally delineated: 1) Basal contact zone: Within 50 to 250 m of the footwall contact is a vari-textured and lithologically heterogeneous unit composed of troctolite, olivine gabbbro, norite, ultramafic ...
R.G. Cawthorn, 1996

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TROCTOLITE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term troctolite is used in the context of the following news items.
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Geologists Going to Mars?
Fortunately, this move did not disappoint, as Harrison managed to take the most interesting rock sample from the Moon: Troctolite 76535. Sample 76535 is a ... «Geology for Investors, Feb 15»
2
月面を歩いた12人の男の話
ハリソン・シュミットシュミットはアポロミッションの宇宙飛行士の中で、唯一の地質学車であり、彼が採取したTroctolite 76535は、月から持ち帰られた最も興味深いサンプル ... «ギズモード・ジャパン, Jul 14»
3
Platinum Group Metals Confirms Waterberg Deposit Expansion And …
The N-1 mineralization has anorthosite (light coloured unit) and Troctolite (dark spotted unit) markers like the T2 layer in the main deposit, but does not have the ... «Marketwired, Mar 14»
4
Evidence of Water on Primordial Moon --Rivals Total on Earth
The researchers analyzed grains from ferroan anorthosites 15415 and 60015, as well as troctolite 76535. Ferroan anorthosite 15415 is one the best known ... «The Daily Galaxy, Feb 13»
5
Water on the moon: It's been there all along
The researchers analyzed grains from ferroan anorthosites 15415 and 60015, as well as troctolite 76535. Ferroan anorthosite 15415 is one the best known ... «U of M News Service, Feb 13»
6
West Melville Metals Announces Completion of Drilling at Isortoq …
Troctolite mineralization was encountered in all 11 drill holes. The company sampled all troctolite core on 2 m intervals and has sent the samples to an ... «Azomining, Aug 12»
7
Asztrogeológia: kalapálás százmillió kilométerről
Balra: az első Holdon dolgozó geológus általa begyűjtött Troctolite 76535 jelű holdkőzetminta. Ez az egyik legérdekesebb szikla kísérőnkről, amely a Hold ... «Origo, Dec 10»
8
Quattro Stati in lite per uno scoglio
... così certo, perché l'area è bombardata da forti radiazioni magnetiche, forse generate dalla troctolite, un minerale che compone le montagne sommerse che la ... «La Stampa, Oct 10»
9
La Lune a-t-elle un jour généré son propre champ magnétique ?
La roche baptisée troctolite 76535 trouvée par les astronautes de la mission Apollo 17 dans la région de Taurus-Littrow. Crédit : Nasa. Lancer. Stopper. Fermer. «Futura Sciences, Jan 09»
10
Rock Suggests Early Moon's Fiery Core Churned a Magnetic Field
But a 4.2-billion-year-old rock named troctolite 76535, collected by Harrison Schmitt, the only trained geologist among the Apollo Moon walkers, offers a pristine ... «New York Times, Jan 09»

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