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Rock common in South AfricA
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norite
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Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. A granular crystalline rock consisting essentially of a triclinic feldspar (such as labradorite) and hypersthene.
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Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Norite \No"rite\, n. [F., fr. Norv[`e]ge Norway .] (Min.) A granular crystalline rock consisting essentially of a triclinic feldspar (as labradorite) and hypersthene.
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Norite , also known as orthopyroxene gabbro , is a mafic intrusive igneous rock composed largely of the calcium -rich plagioclase labradorite , orthopyroxene, and olivine . Norite may be essentially indistinguishable from gabbro without thin section study ...
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Like enstatite, bronzite is a constituent of many basic igneous rocks, such as norites, gabbros, and especially peridotites, and of the serpentines which have been derived from them.