Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
1,824,934,422 visitors served.
forum mailing list For webmasters
?
New: Language forums
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

tholeiite

   Also found in: Dictionary/thesaurus, Wikipedia 0.02 sec.
tholeiite [thō′lēยทə‚īt]
(petrology)
A group of basalts composed principally of plagioclase, pyroxene, and iron oxide minerals as phenocrysts in a glassy groundmass.
Any rock in the group.


How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link
Email
Feedback
? Mentioned in ? References in periodicals archive
No references found
 
Aitutaki; low % melting) show steep slopes and tholeiites low slopes (e.
This area hosts a band of low titanium tholeiite and boninite mafic volcanic rocks believed to have been emplaced in high heat flow rifting environments, important for the formation of massive sulphide deposits.
Olivine precipitation appears to begin and end early in tholeiite rock suites creating a restricted range of olivine Fo contents (e.
 
Encyclopedia browser? ? Full browser
 
 
Encyclopedia
?

Disclaimer | Privacy policy | Feedback | Copyright © 2010 Farlex, Inc.
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional. Terms of Use.