{El[ae]olite syenite}, a kind of syenite characterized by the presence of el[ae]olite. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
elaeolite — variant of eleolite * * * elaeolite /e lēˈō līt/ noun A greasy looking nepheline ORIGIN: Gr elaion olive oil, and lithos stone … Useful english dictionary
Elaeolite syenite — Elaeolite E*l[ae] o*lite, n. [Gr. ? olive oil, oil + lite.] (Min.) A variety of hephelite, usually massive, of greasy luster, and gray to reddish color. [1913 Webster] {El[ae]olite syenite}, a kind of syenite characterized by the presence of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
nephelite elaeolite syenite — Syenite Sy e*nite, n. [L. Syenites (sc. lapis), from Syene, Gr. ?.] (Min.) (a) Orig., a rock composed of quartz, hornblende, and feldspar, anciently quarried at Syene, in Upper Egypt, and now called {granite}. (b) A granular, crystalline, ingeous … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Nepheline — General Category Silicate mineral Chemical formula (Na,K)AlSiO4 … Wikipedia
Aplite — (pronEng|ˈæplaɪt) in petrology, the name given to intrusive rock in which quartz and feldspar are the dominant minerals. Aplites are usually very fine grained, white, grey or pinkish, and their constituents are visible only with the help of a… … Wikipedia
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
