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Noritenoun
a granular crystalline rock consisting essentially of a triclinic feldspar (as labradorite) and hypersthene
Etymology: [F., fr. Norvge Norway .]
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Norite
Norite is a mafic intrusive igneous rock composed largely of the calcium-rich plagioclase labradorite and hypersthene with olivine. Norite is essentially indistinguishable from gabbro without thin section study under the petrographic microscope. The principal difference between norite and gabbro, however, is the type of pyroxene of which it is composed; norite is predominately composed of orthopyroxenes, largely high magnesian enstatites, whereas the principal pyroxenes in gabbro are clinopyroxenes, generally medially iron-rich augites. It occurs with gabbro and other mafic to ultramafic rocks in layered intrusions which are often associated with platinum orebodies such as in the Bushveld Igneous Complex in South Africa, the Skaergaard igneous complex of Greenland, and the Stillwater igneous complex in Montana, USA. Norite is also the basal igneous rock of the Sudbury Basin complex in Ontario, which is the site of a meteorite impact and the world's second-largest nickel mining region. Norite is a common rock type of the Apollo samples. On a smaller scale, norite can be found in small localized intrusions such as the Gombak Norite in Bukit Gombak, Singapore. The name Norite is derived from the Norwegian name for Norway: Norge.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Norite in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Norite in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
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