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Definition of igneous
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Igneous
(a.)
Pertaining
to,
having
the
nature
of, fire;
containing
fire;
resembling
fire; as, an
igneous
appearance..
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Lignify
::
Lignify
(v. t.) To
convert
into wood or into a
ligneous
substance.
Plutonic
::
Plutonic
(a.) Of,
pertaining
to, or
designating,
the
system
of the
Plutonists;
igneous;
as, the
Plutonic
theory..
Pyrolignous
::
Pyrolignous
(a.) Same as
Pyroligneous.
Tephrite
::
Tephrite
(n.) An
igneous
rock
consisting
essentially
of
plagioclase
and
either
leucite
or
nephelite,
or
both..
Lherzolite
::
Lherzolite
(n.) An
igneous
rock
consisting
largely
of
chrysolite,
with
pyroxene
and
picotite
(a
variety
of
spinel
containing
chromium)..
Rhyolite
::
Rhyolite
(n.) A
quartzose
trachyte,
an
igneous
rock often
showing
a
fluidal
structure..
Gabbro
::
Gabbro
(n.) A name
originally
given by the
Italians
to a kind of
serpentine,
later to the rock
called
euphotide,
and now
generally
used for a
coarsely
crystalline,
igneous
rock
consisting
of
lamellar
pyroxene
(diallage)
and
labradorite,
with
sometimes
chrysolite
(olivine
gabbro)..
Albite
::
Albite
(n.) A
mineral
of the
feldspar
family,
triclinic
in
crystallization,
and in
composition
a
silicate
of
alumina
and soda. It is a
common
constituent
of
granite
and of
various
igneous
rocks.
See
Feldspar..
Greenstone
::
Greenstone
(n.) A name
formerly
applied
rather
loosely
to
certain
dark-colored
igneous
rocks,
including
diorite,
diabase,
etc..
Scintillant
::
Scintillant
(a.)
Emitting
sparks,
or fine
igneous
particles;
sparkling..
Pyroxene
::
Pyroxene
(n.) A
common
mineral
occurring
in
monoclinic
crystals,
with a
prismatic
angle of
nearly
90ยก, and also in
massive
forms which are often
laminated.
It
varies
in color from white to dark green and
black,
and
includes
many
varieties
differing
in color and
composition,
as
diopside,
malacolite,
salite,
coccolite,
augite,
etc. They are all
silicates
of lime and
magnesia
with
sometimes
alumina
and iron.
Pyroxene
is an
essential
constituent
of many
rocks,
especially
basic
igneous
rocks,
as basa
Dolerite
::
Dolerite
(n.) A
dark-colored,
basic,
igneous
rock,
composed
essentially
of
pyroxene
and a
triclinic
feldspar
with
magnetic
iron. By many
authors
it is
considered
equivalent
to a
coarse-grained
basalt..
Clinkstone
::
Clinkstone
(n.) An
igneous
rock of
feldspathic
composition,
lamellar
in
structure,
and
clinking
under the
hammer.
See
Phonolite..
Pyroligneous
::
Pyroligneous
(a.) Alt. of
Pyroligni.
Woody
::
Woody (a.)
Consisting
of, or
containing,
wood or woody
fiber;
ligneous;
as, the woody parts of
plants..
Phonolite
::
Phonolite
(n.) A
compact,
feldspathic,
igneous
rock
containing
nephelite,
hauynite,
etc. Thin slabs give a
ringing
sound when
struck;
--
called
also
clinkstone..
Picrite
::
Picrite
(n.) A dark green
igneous
rock,
consisting
largely
of
chrysolite,
with
hornblende,
augite,
biotite,
etc..
Anorthite
::
Anorthite
(n.) A
mineral
of the
feldspar
family,
commonly
occurring
in small
glassy
crystals,
also a
constituent
of some
igneous
rocks.
It is a lime
feldspar.
See
Feldspar..
Lath-shaped
::
Lath-shaped
(a.)
Having
a
slender
elongated
form, like a lath; -- said of the
feldspar
of
certain
igneous
rocks,
as
diabase,
as seen in
microscopic
sections..
Augite
::
Augite
(n.) A
variety
of
pyroxene,
usually
of a black or dark green
color,
occurring
in
igneous
rocks,
such as
basalt;
-- also used
instead
of the
general
term
pyroxene..
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