Al-rich relic material from the formation of the rapakivigranitemelt is another source of assimilation.
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That said, the stele, a piece of blackgranite, about 4 high and 2 across, mounted on a 2 high square base, was unveiled.
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This disturbance might in part be related to fluid percolation associated with the shear zones traversing thegranite.
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Thegraniteoccupies the northern parts, whereas in the south the massif is composed of gabbro in the west and leucogabbro in the east.
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In contrast, axial ratios ofgraniteclasts in some instances actually decrease adjacent to the contact.
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The rock fragments are mainly rhyolite,granite, and spherulite of rhyolite, with very small amounts of muscovite-quartz schist and hornfels exhibiting a granoblastic texture.
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Therefore, some aspects of the chemical composition of granites likely reflect their source material.
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Dolomitic clasts have shape ratios typically 10 to 15 times higher thangraniteclasts.
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They start to occur along an approximately straight line without any definable contact between country rockgraniteand the matrix of the orbicular rock.
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Generally, thegraniteseems to have remained above its solidus longer than the gabbro.
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Some prior knowledge ofgranitepetrology and associated topics would be needed for the reader to get the most out of the volume.
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Igneous lithologies vary from diorite through granodiorite, andgraniteto pegmatiticgranite.
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The underlying rock is massivegranite, which has been exposed to form outcrops and boulders throughout the area, with grass and trees between them.
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The uranium could be derived from the shale or from thegraniteitself.
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The surface of the ground was generally covered withgranitesand.
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black granite
That said, the stele, a piece ofblackgranite, about 4 high and 2 across, mounted on a 2 high square base, was unveiled.
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decomposed granite
Decomposed granite accumulations are often shallow deposits within glacially scoured basins.
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granite boulder
The earlier parts of the castle constructions are characterised by heavygraniteboulderconstructions, but with ever more refined details in later periods.
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