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单词 troctolite
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Definition of troctolite in English:

troctolite

noun ˈtrɒktə(ʊ)lʌɪtˈträktəˌlīt
mass nounGeology
  • Gabbro made up mainly of olivine and calcic plagioclase, often having a spotted appearance likened to a trout's back.

    〔地质〕橄长岩

    Example sentencesExamples
    • There is some grain size reduction of the troctolite adjacent to the anorthosite, indicating a chilling effect.
    • The youngest sills are undeformed and crosscut older foliated troctolite sills, which in turn crosscut isoclinally folded hybrid gabbro-troctolite-anorthosite complexes.
    • Metasomatic anorthosite formed by replacement of layered gabbroic troctolite in the Skaergaard intrusion is shown here.
    • Hydrated troctolite is most voluminous in boudin necks, the hinge regions of map-scale folds, and in shear zones, all regions where structural features may have favored local fluid infiltration.
    • Similar advantages in melt behaviour are also achieved by using troctolite as the iron and magnesium source rather than traditional materials.

Origin

Late 19th century: from German Troklotit, from Greek trōktēs, a marine fish (taken to be ‘trout’).

Definition of troctolite in US English:

troctolite

nounˈträktəˌlīt
Geology
  • Gabbro made up mainly of olivine and calcic plagioclase, often having a spotted appearance likened to a trout's back.

    〔地质〕橄长岩

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Hydrated troctolite is most voluminous in boudin necks, the hinge regions of map-scale folds, and in shear zones, all regions where structural features may have favored local fluid infiltration.
    • Metasomatic anorthosite formed by replacement of layered gabbroic troctolite in the Skaergaard intrusion is shown here.
    • Similar advantages in melt behaviour are also achieved by using troctolite as the iron and magnesium source rather than traditional materials.
    • The youngest sills are undeformed and crosscut older foliated troctolite sills, which in turn crosscut isoclinally folded hybrid gabbro-troctolite-anorthosite complexes.
    • There is some grain size reduction of the troctolite adjacent to the anorthosite, indicating a chilling effect.

Origin

Late 19th century: from German Troklotit, from Greek trōktēs, a marine fish (taken to be ‘trout’).

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