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syenite

syenite
Noun
pl: syenites

Syenite is a technical term used primarily in geology and petrology. It is often compared to granite, but the critical distinction is the absence or near-absence of quartz. In a professional context, it is used to describe specific plutonic environments where silica levels were too low to form quartz crystals.

As a mass noun referring to a type of rock material, it is typically used in the uncountable sense when discussing the substance itself. While it can be pluralized in a technical sense to refer to different types or samples of syenite, it is most commonly encountered as an uncountable noun in geological descriptions.

Meanings

Nounsyenite

A coarse-grained plutonic igneous rock consisting mainly of alkali feldspar, with smaller amounts of plagioclase, pyroxene, and hornblende, resembling granite but containing little to no quartz.

The geologist identified the sample as syenite due to its lack of quartz crystals.

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