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单词 porphyroblast
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Definition of porphyroblast in English:

porphyroblast

noun ˈpɔːfɪrə(ʊ)blastpôrˈfirəˌblast
Geology
  • A larger recrystallized grain occurring in a finer groundmass in a metamorphic rock.

    〔地质〕变斑晶,斑状变晶

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Evidence of contact metamorphism of the wall-rock includes andalusite porphyroblasts enclosed in a fabric related to Caledonian nappe emplacement.
    • The foliation in the lowest unit is locally overgrown by porphyroblasts of andalusite (now commonly altered to finegrained phyllosilicates) and by biotite.
    • Such inclusions may be aligned, preserving evidence of the fabric in the rock when the porphyroblast grew.
    • Cordierite in these two metamorphic belts forms rounded, opaque black to brown porphyroblasts typically less than 0.5 inch across.
    • In contrast, 2 km to the NE on the southern side of the Dharlang Nala, there are kyanite grade assemblages with a weaker foliation, flattened symmetrically around garnet porphyroblasts.

Derivatives

  • porphyroblastic

  • adjective pɔːfɪrə(ʊ)ˈblastɪk
    Geology
    • The earliest porphyroblastic fabric is not restricted to the immediate metapluton surroundings.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Strongly foliated porphyroblastic politic gneiss forms a selvedge up to 100 m thick in sharp (but in some cases ductile) contact with peridotite on the northern margin of the Carratraca massif.

Definition of porphyroblast in US English:

porphyroblast

nounpôrˈfirəˌblast
Geology
  • A larger recrystallized grain occurring in a finer groundmass in a metamorphic rock.

    〔地质〕变斑晶,斑状变晶

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Evidence of contact metamorphism of the wall-rock includes andalusite porphyroblasts enclosed in a fabric related to Caledonian nappe emplacement.
    • In contrast, 2 km to the NE on the southern side of the Dharlang Nala, there are kyanite grade assemblages with a weaker foliation, flattened symmetrically around garnet porphyroblasts.
    • Cordierite in these two metamorphic belts forms rounded, opaque black to brown porphyroblasts typically less than 0.5 inch across.
    • Such inclusions may be aligned, preserving evidence of the fabric in the rock when the porphyroblast grew.
    • The foliation in the lowest unit is locally overgrown by porphyroblasts of andalusite (now commonly altered to finegrained phyllosilicates) and by biotite.
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