- garnetiferous
- gar·net·if·er·ous
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garnetiferous
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Garnetiferous — Gar net*if er*ous, a. [1st garnet + ferous.] (Min.) Containing garnets. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
garnetiferous — | ̷ ̷nə̇d.|if(ə)rəs adjective : containing garnets garnetiferous schist … Useful english dictionary
garnetiferous — adjective see garnet … New Collegiate Dictionary
garnetiferous — /gahr ni tif euhr euhs/, adj. containing or yielding garnets. [1850 55; GARNET + I + FEROUS] * * * … Universalium
garnetiferous — bearing garnets Bearing and Carrying … Phrontistery dictionary
garnetiferous — gar•net•if•er•ous [[t]ˌgɑr nɪˈtɪf ər əs[/t]] adj. mir containing or yielding garnets … From formal English to slang
garnet — noun Etymology: Middle English gernet, from Anglo French gernete, from gernet dark red, from pume gernete pomegranate Date: 14th century 1. a brittle and more or less transparent usually red silicate mineral that has a vitreous luster, occurs… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Garnet — For other uses, see Garnet (disambiguation). Garnet General Category Nesosilicate Chemical … Wikipedia
Schist — The schists constitute a group of medium grade metamorphic rocks, chiefly notable for the preponderance of lamellar minerals such as micas, chlorite, talc, hornblende, graphite, and others. Quartz often occurs in drawn out grains to such an… … Wikipedia
Granulite — Granulites are fine to medium–grained metamorphic rocks that have experienced high temperatures of metamorphism, composed mainly of feldspars sometimes associated with quartz and anhydrous ferromagnesian minerals, with granoblastic texture and… … Wikipedia
