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Definition of igneous
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Igneous
(a.)
Resulting
from, or
produced
by, the
action
of fire; as, lavas and
basalt
are
igneous
rocks..
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Volcanic
::
Volcanic
(a.)
Produced
by a
volcano,
or, more
generally,
by
igneous
agencies;
as,
volcanic
tufa..
Ligneous
::
Ligneous
(a.) Made of wood;
consisting
of wood; of the
nature
of, or
resembling,
wood;
woody..
Leucoxene
::
Leucoxene
(n.) A
nearly
opaque
white
mineral,
in part
identical
with
titanite,
observed
in some
igneous
rocks as the
result
of the
alteration
of
titanic
iron..
Diorite
::
Diorite
(n.) An
igneous,
crystalline
in
structure,
consisting
essentially
of a
triclinic
feldspar
and
hornblende.
It
includes
part of what was
called
greenstone..
Eruptive
::
Eruptive
(a.)
Produced
by
eruption;
as,
eruptive
rocks,
such as the
igneous
or
volcanic..
Lignous
::
Lignous
(a.)
Ligneous.
Diabase
::
Diabase
(n.) A
basic,
dark-colored,
holocrystalline,
igneous
rock,
consisting
essentially
of a
triclinic
feldspar
and
pyroxene
with
magnetic
iron; -- often
limited
to rocks
pretertiary
in age. It
includes
part of what was early
called
greenstone..
Lignify
::
Lignify
(v. t.) To
convert
into wood or into a
ligneous
substance.
Mineral
::
Mineral
(v. i.) An
inorganic
species
or
substance
occurring
in
nature,
having
a
definite
chemical
composition
and
usually
a
distinct
crystalline
form.
Rocks,
except
certain
glassy
igneous
forms,
are
either
simple
minerals
or
aggregates
of
minerals..
Tephrite
::
Tephrite
(n.) An
igneous
rock
consisting
essentially
of
plagioclase
and
either
leucite
or
nephelite,
or
both..
Scintillate
::
Scintillate
(v. i.) To emit
sparks,
or fine
igneous
particles..
Viridite
::
Viridite
(n.) A
greenish
chloritic
mineral
common
in
certain
igneous
rocks,
as
diabase,
as a
result
of
alternation..
Plutonism
::
Plutonism
(n.) The
theory,
early
advanced
in
geology,
that the
successive
rocks of the
earth's
crust were
formed
by
igneous
fusion;
--
opposed
to the
Neptunian
theory..
Stamina
::
Stamina
(n. pl.) The
fixed,
firm part of a body, which
supports
it or gives it
strength
and
solidity;
as, the bones are the
stamina
of
animal
bodies;
the
ligneous
parts of trees are the
stamina
which
constitute
their
strength..
Volcanist
::
Volcanist
(n.) One who
believes
in the
igneous,
as
opposed
to the
aqueous,
origin
of the rocks of the
earth's
crust;
a
vulcanist.
Cf.
Neptunist..
Trachyte
::
Trachyte
(n.) An
igneous
rock,
usually
light gray in color and
breaking
with a rough
surface.
It
consists
chiefly
of
orthoclase
feldspar
with
sometimes
hornblende
and
mica..
Igneous
::
Igneous
(a.)
Pertaining
to,
having
the
nature
of, fire;
containing
fire;
resembling
fire; as, an
igneous
appearance..
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..
Pyroligneous
::
Pyroligneous
(a.) Alt. of
Pyroligni.
Igneous
::
Igneous
(a.)
Resulting
from, or
produced
by, the
action
of fire; as, lavas and
basalt
are
igneous
rocks..
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