Definition of Granitoid. Meaning of Granitoid. Synonyms of Granitoid

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Definition of Granitoid

Granitoid
Granitoid Gran"i*toid, a. [Granite + -oid: cf. F. granito["i]de.] Resembling granite in granular appearance; as, granitoid gneiss; a granitoid pavement.

Meaning of Granitoid from wikipedia

- A granitoid is a broad term referring to a diverse group of co****-grained igneous rocks that are widely distributed across the globe, covering a significant...
- kilometers. Granite is typical of a larger family of granitic rocks, or granitoids, that are composed mostly of co****-grained quartz and feldspars in varying...
- are important to reconstruct Archean geological environments. Felsic granitoids are the most prevalent rock type in Archean terranes. These intrusive...
- chemical and mechanical weathering of crystalline rocks (most notably granitoids) generally in an arid or semiarid region. Grus sand, when cemented into...
- gneisses, volcanic-sedimentary greenstone sequences and calc-alkaline granitoids. The western Dharwar Craton contains the oldest ba****t rocks, with greenstone...
- occurs in relatively small concentrations (< 5%). It is considered a granitoid. Some syenites contain larger proportions of mafic components and smaller...
- R.S. Blome Granitoid Pavement is a historic road surface, as well as the ****ociated cut sandstone curbs in a few sections, found in three of the oldest...
- Vaasa granite is a migmatitic Paleoproterozoic garnet-bearing granitoid with variable amounts of gneissose enclaves. The name refers to occurrences at...
- interpreted to have formed in the Pan-African orogeny. Late Paleozoic granitoids (the distinctive "pink granite") were found in the peak ring borehole...
- island of Bornholm in the Baltic Sea. Common rocks in the province are granitoids, orthogneiss and migmatite formed in the Late Paleoproterozoic next to...