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Elaeolite syeniteElaeolite E*l[ae]"o*lite, n. [Gr. ? olive oil, oil + -lite.]
(Min.)
A variety of hephelite, usually massive, of greasy luster,
and gray to reddish color.
El[ae]olite syenite, a kind of syenite characterized by the
presence of el[ae]olite. hornblendic or syenitic gneissGneiss Gneiss (n[imac]s), n. [G.] (Geol.)
A crystalline rock, consisting, like granite, of quartz,
feldspar, and mica, but having these materials, especially
the mica, arranged in planes, so that it breaks rather easily
into coarse slabs or flags. Hornblende sometimes takes the
place of the mica, and it is then called hornblendic or
syenitic gneiss. Similar varieties of related rocks are also
called gneiss. leucite syeniteSyenite Sy"e*nite, n. [L. Syenites (sc. lapis), from Syene,
Gr. ?.] (Min.)
(a) Orig., a rock composed of quartz, hornblende, and
feldspar, anciently quarried at Syene, in Upper Egypt,
and now called granite.
(b) A granular, crystalline, ingeous rock composed of
orthoclase and hornblende, the latter often replaced or
accompanied by pyroxene or mica. Syenite sometimes
contains nephelite (el[ae]olite) or leucite, and is then
called nephelite (el[ae]olite) syenite or leucite
syenite. nephelite elaeolite syeniteSyenite Sy"e*nite, n. [L. Syenites (sc. lapis), from Syene,
Gr. ?.] (Min.)
(a) Orig., a rock composed of quartz, hornblende, and
feldspar, anciently quarried at Syene, in Upper Egypt,
and now called granite.
(b) A granular, crystalline, ingeous rock composed of
orthoclase and hornblende, the latter often replaced or
accompanied by pyroxene or mica. Syenite sometimes
contains nephelite (el[ae]olite) or leucite, and is then
called nephelite (el[ae]olite) syenite or leucite
syenite. SyeniteSyenite Sy"e*nite, n. [L. Syenites (sc. lapis), from Syene,
Gr. ?.] (Min.)
(a) Orig., a rock composed of quartz, hornblende, and
feldspar, anciently quarried at Syene, in Upper Egypt,
and now called granite.
(b) A granular, crystalline, ingeous rock composed of
orthoclase and hornblende, the latter often replaced or
accompanied by pyroxene or mica. Syenite sometimes
contains nephelite (el[ae]olite) or leucite, and is then
called nephelite (el[ae]olite) syenite or leucite
syenite. Syenitic
Syenitic Sy`e*nit"ic, a. [Written also sienitic.]
1. Relating to Syene; as, Syenitic inscriptions.
2. Relating to, or like, syenite; as, syenitic granite.
Syenitic granite Gneissoid granite, granite in which the mica has traces of
a regular arrangement.
Graphic granite, granite consisting of quartz and feldspar
without mica, and having the quartz crystals so arranged
in the transverse section like oriental characters.
Porphyritic granite, granite containing feldspar in
distinct crystals.
Hornblende granite, or
Syenitic granite, granite containing hornblende as well as
mica, or, according to some authorities hornblende
replacing the mica.
Granite ware.
(a) A kind of stoneware.
(b) A Kind of ironware, coated with an enamel resembling
granite. Zircon syenite Zircon syenite, a coarse-grained syenite containing zircon
crystals and often also el[ae]olite. It is largely
developed in Southern Norway.
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