Granomerite

/ɡrænəʊˈmɛraɪt/ noun

Definition

A type of metamorphic rock or granite-like rock with a granular texture, containing minute crystals of quartz and feldspar.

Etymology

From 'grano-' (grain) + 'merite,' which may derive from a place name or 'mere' (a combining form in mineralogy). Formed in the mid-to-late 1800s as part of the explosion of rock-naming terminology.

Kelly Says

Granomerite is one of those words that most geologists have encountered but rarely use—it's a perfectly good descriptive term that got lost in the crowd when more standardized classification systems for rocks became dominant in the 20th century.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ግራኖመሬት
gra-no-me-ret
ARالعربية
جرانوميريت
dʒar-an-o-me-riːt
BNবাংলা
গ্রানোমেরাইট
gra-no-me-rai-t
CACatalà
granomerita
gran-o-me-ri-ta
CSČeština
granomerit
gran-o-me-rit
DADansk
granomerit
gran-o-me-rit
DEDeutsch
Granomerit
gran-o-me-rit
ELΕλληνικά
γκρανόμεριτ
kran-o-me-rit
ESEspañol
granomerita
gran-o-me-ri-ta
FAفارسی
گرانومریت
gra-no-me-ri-t
FISuomi
granomeriti
gran-o-me-ri-ti
FRFrançais
granomérine
gran-o-me-reen
GUGU
ગ્રાનોમેરાઈટ
gra-no-me-rai-t
HAHA
granomerite
gran-o-me-ri-te
HEעברית
גרנומריט
gra-no-me-rit
HIहिन्दी
ग्रानोमेराइट
gra-no-me-ra-it
HUMagyar
granomerit
gran-o-me-rit
IDBahasa Indonesia
granomerite
gran-o-me-ri-te
IGIG
granomerite
gran-o-me-ri-te
ITItaliano
granomerite
gran-o-me-ri-te
JA日本語
グラノメライト
gura-no-meraito
KKKK
граномерит
gran-o-me-rit
KMKM
គ្រាណូមេរ៉ាយ
krea-no-me-ra-i
KO한국어
그라노메라이트
geura-no-me-ra-iteu
MRMR
ग्रानामेरिट
gra-na-me-rit
MSBahasa Melayu
granomerite
gran-o-me-ri-te
MYမြန်မာ
ဂရန်နိုမာရိတ်
ga-ran-no-ma-ri-et
NLNederlands
granomeriet
gran-o-me-rie-t
NONorsk
granomerit
gran-o-me-rit
PAPA
ਗ੍ਰਾਨੋਮੇਰਾਈਟ
gra-no-me-rai-t
PLPolski
granomerit
gran-o-me-rit
PTPortuguês
granomerita
gran-o-me-ri-ta
RORomână
granomerit
gran-o-me-rit
RUРусский
граномерит
gran-o-me-rit
SVSvenska
granomerit
gran-o-me-rit
SWKiswahili
granomerite
gran-o-me-ri-te
TAதமிழ்
கிரானோமேரைட்
kira-no-me-rai-t
TEతెలుగు
గ్రానామెరైట్
gra-na-me-rai-t
THไทย
แกรนอเมอไรท์
gra-no-me-rai
TLTL
granomerite
gran-o-me-ri-te
TRTürkçe
granomerit
gran-o-me-rit
UKУкраїнська
граномерит
gran-o-me-rit
URاردو
گرانومریٹ
gra-no-me-ri-t
VITiếng Việt
granomerite
gran-o-me-ri-te
YOYO
granomerite
gran-o-me-ri-te
ZH中文
石英闪长岩
shíyīng shǎn cháng yán
ZUZU
granomerite
gran-o-me-ri-te

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