Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Catalan term or phrase:
Pòrfir sienític
English translation:
Porphyry syenitic
Added to glossary by
ganzinblau
Feb 13, 2009 10:21
15 yrs ago
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Pòrfir sienític
Catalan to English
Science
Geology
This is from a list of rock samples on display at a museum.
I know that it's porphyry, but I haven't yet been able to find out what sienític is. Any help?
Here's some wiki:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porphyry_(geology)
I know that it's porphyry, but I haven't yet been able to find out what sienític is. Any help?
Here's some wiki:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porphyry_(geology)
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| 4 +1 | Porphyry syenitic |
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Porphyry syenitic
From the Free Dictionary (also in Webster):
sy·e·nite .
An igneous rock composed primarily of alkali feldspar together with other minerals, such as hornblende.
[Latin Synts (lapis), (stone) of Syene, from Syn, Syene, an ancient city of southern Egypt, from Greek Sun.
sye·nitic (-ntk) adj.
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Note added at 17 mins (2009-02-13 10:39:16 GMT)
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Suppose it should be 'Syenitic porphyry'. Indeed I also found 'Syenite prophyry'.
sy·e·nite .
An igneous rock composed primarily of alkali feldspar together with other minerals, such as hornblende.
[Latin Synts (lapis), (stone) of Syene, from Syn, Syene, an ancient city of southern Egypt, from Greek Sun.
sye·nitic (-ntk) adj.
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Note added at 17 mins (2009-02-13 10:39:16 GMT)
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Suppose it should be 'Syenitic porphyry'. Indeed I also found 'Syenite prophyry'.
Note from asker:
| Thanks, I had just came up with Syenite porphyry, and this must be what it is. |
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks. I went with "Syenite porphyry" as it gets more google hits.
Cheers!"
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