Syenite definitions

Syenite

1) Granitelike igneous rock
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Syenite

Syenite is a coarse-grained intrusive igneous rock with a general composition similar to that of granite, but deficient in quartz, which, if present at all, occurs in relatively small concentrations (
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Syenite

• (n.) A granular, crystalline, ingeous rock composed of orthoclase and hornblende, the latter often replaced or accompanied by pyroxene or mica. Syenite sometimes contains nephelite (elaeolite) or leucite, and is then called nephelite (elaeolite) syenite or leucite syenite. • (n.) Orig., a rock composed of quartz, hornblende, and feldspa...
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syenite

any of a class of intrusive igneous rocks essentially composed of an alkali feldspar and a ferromagnesian mineral. A special group of alkali syenites ...
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syenite

<chemical> Orig, a rock composed of quartz, hornblende, and feldspar, anciently quarried at Syene, in Upper Egypt, and now called granite. ... A granular, crystalline, ingeous rock composed of orthoclase and hornblende, the latter often replaced or accompanied by pyroxene or mica. Syenite sometimes contains nephelite (elaeolite) or leucite, a...
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syenite

Igneous rock containing alkali feldspars. Contains mica and pyroxene minerals.
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Syenite

Sy'e·nite noun [ Latin Syenites (sc. lapis ), from Syene , Greek ....] (Min.) (a) Orig., a rock composed of quartz, hornblende, and feldspar, anciently quarried at Syene , in Upper Egypt, and now called granite . (b) A granular, crystalline,...
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Syenite

Syenite is a plutonic igneous rock consisting essentially of alkali-feldspar and one or more ferro-magnesian minerals, such as augite, hornblende, or mica.
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Syenite

Granite-like rock containing little or no quartz.
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Syenite

A coarse-grained igneous rock.
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syenite

phaneritic igneous rock the light colored mineral content which is wholly or largely alkali feldspar plus a dark mineral content (typically hornblende) that ranges between 10 and 35 percent.
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syenite

Grey, crystalline, plutonic (intrusive) igneous rock, consisting of feldspar and hornblende; other minerals may also be present, including small amounts of quartz
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Syenite

An intrusive igneous rock composed chiefly of orthoclase.
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syenite

a granular igneous rock consisting chiefly of orthoclase and oligoclase with hornblende, biotite, or augite.
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