occhiolati
English translation: augen gneiss
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orthogneiss Explanation: OK if you look at my links first one Di graniti gnessici e gneiss granitoidi talora occhiolati (Antigorogneiss) riescono composte le bariere racchiudenti le valli Antigorio – Devero. gneiss is either granitoid or occhiolato which is clearly a synonym for antigorogneiss and from there, second link Gneisses that are metamorphosed igneous rocks or their equivalent are termed granite gneisses, diorite gneisses, etc. However, depending on their composition, they may also be called garnet gneiss, biotite gneiss, albite gneiss, etc. Orthogneiss designates a gneiss derived from an igneous rock, and paragneiss is one from a sedimentary rock. Gneissose is used to describe rocks with properties similar to gneiss. an antigorogneiss is probably an orthogneiss whaddayya thing? -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 45 mins (2007-05-31 10:16:00 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Oh and thank heavens I've finished with this really completely boring stuff and I can return to that absolutely wonderful fantastic other stuff wot 'appened after the end of the **** financial period. Reference: http://web.tiscalinet.it/clipion/ossola.htm Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gneiss |
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peer agreement (net): +1augen gneiss Explanation: Yes, believe it or not, there is such an English term, from German obviously. It has little "eyes" in it - little round spots. (Second link has a pic.) -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2 hrs (2007-05-31 12:26:27 GMT) Post-grading -------------------------------------------------- check also "augen schist" gneiss has slightly larger crystals Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gneiss Reference: http://www.gc.maricopa.edu/earthsci/imagearchive/gneiss.htm |
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