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English-Russian dictionary of geology. 2011.
English-Russian dictionary of geology. 2011.
Lamproite — Lamproites are ultrapotassic mantle derived volcanic rocks. They have low CaO, Al2O3, Na2O, high K2O/Al2O3, a relatively high MgO content and extreme enrichment in incompatible elements.Lamproites are geographically widespread yet are… … Wikipedia
Diamond — This article is about the mineral. For the gemstone, see Diamond (gemstone). For other uses, including the shape ◊, see Diamond (disambiguation) … 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
Lamprophyre — Lamprophyres (Greek λαµπρός (lamprós) = bright and φύρω (phýro) = to mix) are uncommon, small volume ultrapotassic igneous rocks primarily occurring as dikes, lopoliths, laccoliths, stocks and small intrusions. They are alkaline silica… … Wikipedia
Lamprophyr — Lamprophyre – vom griechischen λαµπρός (lamprós) = hell, glänzend (in Bezug auf die Kristallflächen von Amphibol und Biotit, die im frisch aufgeschlagenen Zustand hell aufleuchten) und φύρω (phýro) = vermengen, eingeführt durch Carl Wilhelm von… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Carbon — (), but as most compounds with multiple single bonded oxygens on a single carbon it is unstable.] Cyanide (CN–), has a similar structure, but behaves much like a halide ion (pseudohalogen). For example it can form the nitride cyanogen molecule… … Wikipedia
Rutile — Wine red rutile crystals from Binn Valley, Switzerland (Size: 2.0 x 1.6 x 0.8 cm) General Category Oxide minerals … Wikipedia
Abiogenic petroleum origin — is a largely abandoned hypothesis that was proposed as an alternative to theory of biological petroleum origin. It was relatively popular in the past, but it went largely forgotten at the end of the 20th century after it failed to predict the… … Wikipedia
Phlogopite — Phlogopite, Monte Somma, Italy General Category Mica, phyllosilicates … Wikipedia
Normative mineralogy — is a geochemical calculation of the whole rock geochemistry of a rock sample that estimates the idealised mineralogy of a rock according to the principles of geochemistry. Normative mineral calculations can be achieved via either the CIPW Norm or … Wikipedia
mineral deposit — Introduction aggregate of a mineral in an unusually high concentration. About half of the known chemical elements (chemical element) possess some metallic (metal) properties. The term metal, however, is reserved for those chemical… … Universalium