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Definition of Aplite
1. Noun. Light-colored and fine-grained granitic rock consisting chiefly of quartz and feldspars.
Definition of Aplite
1. Noun. (geology) A fine-grained granitic rock composed mostly of quartz and feldspars. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Aplite
1. a fine-grained rock [n -S] : APLITIC [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Aplite
Literary usage of Aplite
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1905)
"Gabbro, consisting mostly of hornblende, but also containing a little plagioclase,
is found in small masses or dikes throughout the whole area. aplite is ..."
2. Transactions by American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers, Metallurgical Society of AIME, Society of Mining Engineers of AIME., Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration (U.S.). (1918)
"Pyrite and chalcopyrite are common as primary minerals of the aplite, and
molybdenite is a frequent constituent of the pegmatitic phases. ..."
3. The Geology of Worcester, Massachusetts by Joseph Hartshorn Perry, Benjamin Kendall Emerson (1903)
"We see that this aplite is closely related to the granite as far as the minerals
constituting it are concerned, but it is finer in texture. ..."
4. Transactions of the American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical and (1918)
"Pyrite and chalcopyrite are common as primary minerals of the aplite, and
molybdenite is a frequent constituent of the pegmatitic phases. ..."
5. The Geology of the Goldfields of British Guiana by John Burchmore Harrison, Frank Fowler, Charles Wilgress Anderson (1908)
"In the banded varieties layers of white, greyish-white, or of pink aplite-gneiss
or granulite alternate with layers of dark-coloured, to almost black, ..."
6. Bulletin by North Carolina Dept. of Conservation and Development, North Carolina Geological Survey (1883-1905), North Carolina Geological and Economic Survey (1906)
"In the Raleigh City quarry where the only true aplite has been observed, the
aplite and pegmatite are associated as banded aplite-pegmatite. ..."
7. New South Wales: Its Progress Nad Resources by Philadelphia (Lydia), New South Wales, 1876 Centennial exhibition (1894)
"HALF-GRANITE (aplite).—Binary; quartz and orthoclase, the former greatly ...
HALF-GRANITE (aplite).—Binary. This specimen consists of a porphyritic ..."
8. The Gabbros and Associated Rocks at Preston, Connecticut by Gerald Francis Loughlin (1912)
"It differs from the other pegmatite in the white color of its feldspar and in
the generally smaller size of its minerals. The aplite ..."
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