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Definition of Greisens
1. greisen [n] - See also: greisen
Lexicographical Neighbors of Greisens
Literary usage of Greisens
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Geophysical Expression of Selected Mineral Deposit Models edited by D. B. Hoover (1993)
"... tin greisens; and tin pegmatites-(no geological model yet) Geophysically
related models; 20a, porphyry tin; 20b, tin-polymetallic, 25b rhyolitic tin; ..."
2. Essentials for the Microscopical Determination of Rock-forming Minerals and by Albert Johannsen (1922)
"It is found in greisens and rocks associated with tin ores. ... and occurs in
greisens and with tin deposits, but may require test for Li to distinguish. ..."
3. The Geology of Falmouth and Truro and of the Mining District of Camborne and by James Bastian Hill (1906)
"... greisens to the granite. In the Chacewater district, lying immediately to the
north, a well-known elvan has long been quarried at ..."
4. Geological Magazine by Henry Woodward (1903)
"... 1891, vol. xlvii, p. 285). Here distinct pseudomorphs of quartz after felspar
put the question beyond doubt. In the greisens of Cornwall and Saxony, ..."
5. Petrology for Students: An Introduction to the Study of Rocks Under the by Alfred Harker (1908)
"A lithia-mica, in large flakes, takes the place of muscovite in some greisens
and pegmatites. .-'-'- The crystals of hornblende are irregularly bounded, ..."
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