Charnockite (/ ˈ tʃ ɑːr n ə k aɪ t /) is any orthopyroxene-bearing quartz-feldspar rock formed at high temperature and pressure, commonly found in granulite facies’ metamorphic regions, sensu …

Charnockite, any member of a series of metamorphic rocks with variable chemical composition, first described from the state of Tamil Nadu in southern India and named for Job Charnock. …

Charnockite is a granofels that contains orthopyroxene, quartz, and feldspar. Charnockite is frequently described as an orthopyroxene granite. Granites are felsic rocks that usually contain …

Charnockite is a series of foliated metamorphosed igneous rock of wide distribution. The charnockite series includes rocks of many different types. Some of them are acidic and rich in …

2025年1月19日 · Charnockite is an orthopyroxene-bearing felsic rock, its origin, generation, and preservation remain hotly debated. Quantifying the magma water content of charnockite and …

2023年11月1日 · Orthopyroxene-bearing granitoids, termed as charnockites by Holland (1900) from their type area in the Pallavaram Hills of Madras (India), constitute one of the major …

Charnockite is a term that refers to both a series of igneous rocks and a mineral assemblage resembling a metamorphic facies, typically found in granulite terranes. From: Gondwana …

“charnockite” and the geologic significance one can apply to it. This paper is a summary of what we know about charnockites and provides suggestions on how the term should be used.

2008年1月1日 · Charnockites, Opx-bearing (or more rarely fayalite-bearing) granitic rocks, make up only a tiny fraction of the granitic rocks worldwide. Despite their comparative rarity, over the …

Beginning of the twentieth century was marked by coinage of a new rock name, Charnockite, first described as a hypersthene-bearing granite from Southern India. Since then charnockites …