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granitell Geol.|ˈgrænɪtɛl| Also granitel, -elle, -ello. [F. granitelle, a. It. granitello, dim. of granito granite.] A binary granite, or granular aggregate of two ingredients (see quot. 1794).
1794Kirwan Elem. Min. (ed. 2) I. 343 Mr. D'Aubenton calls the aggregate of quartz and shorl, or of quartz and hornblende, Granitell..To avoid all ambiguity, I would propose to denote all these duplicates in general, by the name granitell. 1802Playfair Illustr. Hutton. Theory 312 It is no matter whether the rock be a syenite, a granitelle, or a real granite. 1802–3tr. Pallas's Trav. (1812) I. 523 This monument appears to be formed of hard granitel, a fossil composed of quartz sand and granite interspersed with particles of black mica. 1848J. G. Wilkinson Dalmatia & Montenegro I. 221 A small-grained granite or granitello. 1879Rutley Study Rocks xii. 211 Semi⁓granite or granitell is a rock..consisting of a crystalline-granular admixture of felspar and quartz. |