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nor·ite

 (nôr′īt)
n.
See gabbro.

[Norwegian Norge, Norway + -ite.]

nor·it′ic (nô-rĭt′ĭk) adj.
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norite

(ˈnɔːraɪt)
n
(Geological Science) a variety of gabbro composed mainly of hypersthene and labradorite feldspar
[C19: from Norwegian norit, from Norge Norway + -it -ite1]
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NAN has been exploring the Greenland Norite Belt (GNB), contained within the Maniitsoq Project since 2011.
The average precision and accuracy for analyzed elements fall in the range of 5-10%, and were controlled by repeated analysis of the SARM-1 (granite) and SARM-4 (norite) international rock standard of the South Africa Bureau of Standards.
"Windows Phone" operacines sistemos tekstuose tai buvo kone dazniausiai pasitaikanti klaida, pvz.: Patarimas: Galite naudoti ...; Perspejimas: Isitikinkite, kad tarp ikroviklio ir prietaiso nieko nebutu; Pavyzdys: Jei norite atidaryti programele ir kt.
Niekas neklause visuomenes--kaip jus norite. Dabar norima itikti visoms visuomenes grupems, visoms interesu grupems, turime gana anemiska rezultata--kai itinki visiems, tai is tikruju neitinki niekam" (Milerius et al.
"The rocks in the central peak of the crater are of a type called norite that usually crystallizes when magma ascends but gets trapped underground instead of erupting at the surface as lava.
The mafic cumulate include olivine gabbro, norite, gabbro-norite, and hornblende gabbro.
Geological and Structural Features of Diamer Basha Dam Site: The prevailing rock type at Diamer Basha dam site is intrusive igneous which is petrologically called Norite, or more precisely Gabbro-Norite (GN), (NEAC, 2004).
Jeigu norite zengti dar viena zingsni, galite patys gaminti energija namuose irenge vejo turbina, saules baterijas arba fotovoltines plokstes.