- hypabyssal rock
- skata hipoabisalna
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hypabyssal rock
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hypabyssal — adjective Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary Date: 1895 of or relating to a fine grained igneous rock usually formed at a moderate distance below the surface • hypabyssally adverb … New Collegiate Dictionary
hypabyssal — /hip euh bis euhl, huy peuh /, adj. Geol. 1. (of an igneous rock) intermediate in texture between coarse grained intrusive rocks and fine grained extrusive rocks. 2. noting any of various minor intrusions, as dikes and sills, that have… … Universalium
hypabyssal — adjective (of rock) that solidifies, as a minor intrusion, before reaching the Earths surface … Wiktionary
hypabyssal — hyp•a•byss•al [[t]ˌhɪp əˈbɪs əl, ˌhaɪ pə [/t]] adj. gel of or pertaining to any of various minor intrusions of igneous rock, as dikes and sills, that have crystallized at a moderate depth below the surface • Etymology: 1890–95 … From formal English to slang
hypabyssal — |hip+ adjective Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary hypo + abyssal; originally formed as German hypabyssisch : of or relating to a fine grained igneous rock intermediate in texture between the plutonites and extrusive rocks and usually … Useful english dictionary
igneous rock — Any of various crystalline or glassy, noncrystalline rocks formed by the cooling and solidification of molten earth material (magma). Igneous rocks comprise one of the three principal classes of rocks, the others being metamorphic and sedimentary … Universalium
Igneous rock — Geologic provinces of the world (USGS) Shield … Wikipedia
bronzitite — nzəˌtīt noun ( s) Etymology: bronzite + ite : a hypabyssal rock composed essentially of bronzite … Useful english dictionary
diabase — ˈdīəˌbās noun Etymology: French, from Greek diabasis act of crossing over, from diabainein to cross over, from dia + bainein to go more at come 1. archaic : diorite … Useful english dictionary
Intrusion — In geology, an intrusion is a body of igneous rock that has crystallized from molten magma below the surface of the Earth. Bodies of magma that solidify underground before they reach the surface of the earth are called plutons, named for Pluto,… … Wikipedia
Kimberlite — is a type of potassic volcanic rock best known for sometimes containing diamonds. It is named after the town of Kimberley in South Africa, where the discovery of an 83.5 carat diamond in 1871 spawned a diamond rush, eventually creating the Big… … Wikipedia
