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granulite Geol.|ˈgrænjʊlaɪt|
[f. granule + -ite.]
A rock consisting of feldspar and quartz intimately mixed. Hence granuˈlitic a., composed of or containing granulite.
1849Dana Geol. xiii. (1850) 564 A variety of granulite. 1879Rutley Study Rocks x. 142 They are especially common in granulites. 1888Engineer LXV. 379/2 The light-banded granulitic gneisses or Wiltshire type. 1894Baring-Gould Deserts S. France I. 11 There are the eruptive rocks, granite and granulite. |