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ˈnorite Geol. and Min.|ˈnɔəraɪt|
[f. Nor(way) + -ite.]
A variety of gabbro or granite.
1878tr. Cotta's Rocks 143 The norite of Scheerer is a compound of hypersthene or diallage, labradorite, orthoclase (containing soda), and even some quartz. 1885Geikie Text-bk. Geol. (ed. 2) 154 Norite. Under this name Rosenbusch has proposed to group all the older gabbro-like rocks in which any rhombic pyroxene..is conjoined with a plagioclase felspar. |