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granulite [′gran·yə‚līt] (petrology) Granite that contains muscovite. A relatively coarse, granuloblastic rock formed at the high temperatures and pressures of the granulite facies. 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. |
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The Minto subprovince was later designated as one of Earth's largest granulite terrains. Host rocks consist of plagioclase-hornblende-phyric granulites with common biotite. For example, on the same page, the reader is introduced to something as basic as metamorphism and a few sentences later is expected to know about granulite facies. |
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