| 单词 | diorite |
| 例句 | I aimed for another spot, and once again it glanced off unyielding diorite with a dull clank. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I’d fallen into a slow, hypnotic rhythm—swing, swing; kick, kick; swing, swing; kick, kick— when my left ice ax slammed into a slab of diorite a few inches beneath the rime. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The mineral components are clearly visible in the diorite, but not in the other two rock types. Physical Geology 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z It is the fine grained compositional equivalent of diorite. An Introduction to Geology 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z Researchers started with an exceptionally fast-weathering rock called quartz diorite and ground it to speed things up even more. Daily briefing: Convalescent serum — the antibody-laden blood of survivors — lines up as first-choice treatment for coronavirus 2020-05-03T04:00:00Z Curious members of a penguin colony on Cape Leogoupi watched as he pounded on slabs of black granite and diorite rising out of the southern ocean. Antarctica: Mystery continent holds key to mankind’s future 2015-02-20T05:00:00Z The great pressure needed for driving the drills and saws with the requisite rapidity through the blocks of granite and diorite is indeed surprising. The Egypt of the Hebrews and Herodotos 2012-02-14T03:00:25.940Z A xenolith of diorite incorporated into a basalt lava flow, Mauna Kea volcano, Hawaii. Physical Geology 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z These dark ferromagnesian minerals are commonly found in gabbro, basalt, diorite, and often form the black specks in granite. An Introduction to Geology 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z It is a column of diorite, measuring about 7 feet in height, tapering slightly from the bottom upwards. The Old Testament In the Light of The Historical Records and Legends of Assyria and Babylonia 2012-02-02T03:04:35.567Z Hard rocks, such as diorite, would be used for axes. Early Days in North Queensland 2012-01-24T03:00:29.987Z The second process was initiated by the uplifting of the mountain ranges to their present height, at which time the diorites, those ore indicators of the globe, uprose through the sedimentary strata. Scientific American, Vol. XLIII.?No. 1. [New Series.], July 3, 1880 A Weekly Journal Of Practical Information, Art, Science, Mechanics, Chemistry, And Manufactures 2012-01-05T03:00:30.823Z The lava flow took place some time after the diorite cooled, was uplifted, and then eroded. Physical Geology 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Excluding the schists of doubtful age, the series begins with sandstones and conglomerates, containing pebbles of syenite, granite, diorite, &c.; and these are overlaid by marls, clays and limestones containing Hippurites. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 7 "Gyantse" to "Hallel" 2011-12-26T03:00:11.613Z The rocks consist chiefly of granite, gneiss, schists, quartzite, porphyry and diorite. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 "Gordon, Lord George" to "Grasses" 2011-11-13T03:00:13.177Z At Gympie, the auriferous area is confined to veins traversing a crystalline diorite, or within a certain limit of its boundary, marked by the presence of fossiliferous diabase tufas. Early Days in North Queensland 2012-01-24T03:00:29.987Z They are sometimes subdivided into granite gneiss, diorite gneiss, syenite gneiss and so on. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" 2011-10-31T02:00:28.703Z Dolerites, diorites, quartzites, schists, and conglomerates all help to form this remarkable mountain. Climbing in The British Isles, Vol. II Wales and Ireland 2011-09-23T02:00:23.653Z It was out of this diorite that the statues were cut. A Primer of Assyriology 2011-09-14T02:00:47.990Z Typical orbicular structure such as characterizes some granites and diorites is rare in the gabbros, though it has been observed in a few instances in Norway, California, &c. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 4 "G" to "Gaskell, Elizabeth" 2011-08-24T02:00:20.690Z With the exception of granite and the nearly related diorite, these have not as yet been extensively utilized in North America. North America 2011-05-05T02:00:20.027Z These have very much the same composition as acid igneous rocks such as granite, aplite, hornblende granite, or intermediate rocks such as syenite and quartz diorite. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" 2011-10-31T02:00:28.703Z Felspar is one of the principal constituents of almost all igneous rocks, such as granite, diorite, and basalt. The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 3: Estremoz to Felspar 2011-04-14T02:00:59.373Z Diabase, originally an equivalent of diorite; then used for chloritic igneous rocks of the Intermediate series of various grain; and now usually for a type of dolerite in which the felspar is embedded in augite. The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 1: Deposition to Eberswalde 2011-04-14T02:00:57.977Z After implements were made of copper, vases of alabaster, diorite, &c., were worked with increasing skill and taste. The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 2: Ebert to Estremadura 2011-04-14T02:00:56.200Z The igneous rocks themselves furnish desirable building stones, such as granite, diorite, porphyry, diabase, etc. North America 2011-05-05T02:00:20.027Z Greenstone or diorite is usually a dull greenish rock, sometimes gray, however, speckled with green. Geology 2011-02-20T03:00:12.660Z These rocks are metamorphic, and though having a mineral constitution somewhat similar to that of diorite, they have been produced really from rocks of more basic character, such as diabase, dolerite and gabbro. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 6 "English Language" to "Epsom Salts" 2011-02-19T03:00:59.807Z Carved from black diorite, it is 30 inches tall, headless, but inscribed with cuneiform that says it was placed in a temple in Ur, in what is now southern Iraq, to please the god Enil. Iraq?s Looted Treasures in a Revolving Door 2010-09-07T20:01:00Z It occurs principally in igneous rocks, particularly diorites. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2 Amiel to Atrauli Yet, strange to say, this, and the wonderful diorite statue of Chafra, are the oldest sculptured figures in the world. Mentone, Cairo, and Corfu Vessels of diorite and other hard stones are also found coated with the blue glaze. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 6 "Celtes, Konrad" to "Ceramics" The broken quartz, being brought to the surface, was handed to natives who crushed it to dust on blocks of granite with diorite hammers, or ground it as the modern natives do mealies. Through South Africa His Visit to Rhodesia, the Transvaal, Cape Colony, Natal The oldest rocks, consisting of crystalline schists with numerous intrusions of granite, porphyry and diorite, occupy the eastern portion of the country between the Nile south of Assuan and the Red Sea. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 1 "Edwardes" to "Ehrenbreitstein" But there are diorites of many kinds, as the name applies rather to a family of rocks than to a single species. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 5 "Dinard" to "Dodsworth" Axes, adzes, and chisels, of various shapes and sizes, as well as other utensils, were shaped by polishing and grinding from sandstone, limestone, jade, nephrite, diorite, and other stones. A History of Rome to 565 A. D. It is a block of black diorite, about eight feet in height. The Christian View of the Old Testament They are pierced by small intrusive masses of diorite, north of Tillicoultry House. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 4 "Cincinnatus" to "Cleruchy" Serpentine appears later, and diorite towards the close of the prehistoric ages. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 1 "Edwardes" to "Ehrenbreitstein" Orthoclase is rarely entirely absent, and when it is fairly common the rock becomes a tonalite; in this way a transition is furnished between diorites and granites. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 5 "Dinard" to "Dodsworth" In the older rocks, basalt has often undergone decomposition into melaphyre; and amongst the metamorphic rocks it has been changed into diorite or hornblende rock; the augite having been converted into hornblende. Volcanoes: Past and Present A diorite block, found at Susa in 1902, has the law engraved on it. The Lords of the Ghostland A History of the Ideal Lithologically they are crystalline schists, together with granite, diorite, gabbro and other igneous rocks. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 2 "Chicago, University of" to "Chiton" Perhaps the noblest example of Egyptian sculpture in the round is a diorite statue of Chephren, one of several found by Mariette in the so-called Temple of the Sphinx. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 1 "Edwardes" to "Ehrenbreitstein" The biotite is always brown or yellow; the hornblende usually green, but sometimes brown or yellowish brown in those diorites which have affinities to lamprophyres. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 5 "Dinard" to "Dodsworth" The mosque contains 89 columns of diorite, surmounted by a variety of capitals brought from other buildings. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 1 "Châtelet" to "Chicago" "Well, then," said the mule, savagely, "you'll find it in the top right-hand drawer of my writing-table: the key is in that diorite bowl on the mantelpiece." The Brass Bottle For statistical purposes, the United States Geological Survey has also included small quantities of diorite and gabbro. The Economic Aspect of Geology Great masses of syenite and diorite were intruded during the Tertiary period, and within the curve of the folded belt a line of recent volcanic cones stretches from western Baluchistan into eastern Persia. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy" In many diorites the plagioclase felspar has crystallized before the hornblende, which consequently has less perfect outlines and forms irregular plates which enclose sharply formed individuals of felspar. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 5 "Dinard" to "Dodsworth" Between the coffin and the side of the chamber was a diorite bowl; south of this were two vertical jars and a circular table, all of alabaster. El Kab The diorite doubtless came by sea, but the blocks of hewn stone that were brought from “the land of the Amorites” must have been conveyed overland. Babylonians and Assyrians, Life and Customs Contact metamorphism along both the quartz-porphyry and the diorite contacts was practically lacking. The Economic Aspect of Geology Generally speaking, the soils produced from diorite are superior to those from dolerite. Elements of Agricultural Chemistry Occasionally diorites have a parallel banded or foliated structure, but these must not be confounded with the epidiorites, which are metamorphic rocks and also have a conspicuous foliation. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 5 "Dinard" to "Dodsworth" A small diorite bowl stood near the head of the coffin, and a common alabaster vase in the earth above it. El Kab It is to the metamorphic formation that the abundance of mineral ores is due, and the igneous rocks which have given rise thereto—the granites, basalts, diorites, porphyries, and others. Mexico Its Ancient and Modern Civilisation, History, Political Conditions, Topography, Natural Resources, Industries and General Development The diorite, being most closely related in time and space with the ore bodies, seems the most logical source of the ore materials. The Economic Aspect of Geology Colossal statues of diorite, covered with inscriptions, the pottery, tablets and ornaments, showed that at a period as early as 3500 B.C. civilization in this region had already reached a very advanced stage. The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria The hornblendites differ from the diorites in containing little felspar, and consist principally of hornblende. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 5 "Dinard" to "Dodsworth" The bronze and stone objects from Ka-mena of the time of Sneferu, with whose name the flat diorite bowl below was inscribed. El Kab Heavy celt of gray diorite, 8 inches in length by 3 in width and 2� in thickness. Illustrated Catalogue of a Portion of the Collections Made During the Field Season of 1881 Third Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1881-82, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1884, pages 427-510 On various sites in the palace at Knossos there have been found stone vessels of diorite, syenite, and liparite, exquisitely wrought. The Sea-Kings of Crete The drilling through granite, quartz, and diorite, without the use of metal, was a severe labor, even for savage patience. Scientific American, Volume XXIV., No. 12, March 18, 1871 A Weekly Journal of Practical Information, Art, Science, Mechanics, Chemistry, and Manufactures. It is also an essential constituent of some pyroxene-granites, diorites and a few other igneous rocks, but the characteristic pyroxene of this class of rocks is augite. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 5 "Dinard" to "Dodsworth" The central bowl is of very light-coloured, translucent diorite, and the deeper one of porphyry. El Kab A pestle of gray diorite, with enlarged base and tapering top, 5� inches in length and 3 inches in diameter at the base. Illustrated Catalogue of a Portion of the Collections Made During the Field Season of 1881 Third Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1881-82, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1884, pages 427-510 The rock is of trap, greenstone, or whinstone, which miners call iron-stone and Cornishmen 'blue elvan:' this diorite, composed of felspar and the hardest hornblende, contains granular iron and pyrites like silver. To The Gold Coast for Gold, Vol. II A Personal Narrative They also make bowls and vases of diorite and porphyry with the same success; and the forms presented by the smaller ivory vases are also to be found in vases made of those refractory stones. Scientific American Supplement, No. 1178, June 25, 1898 The felspar of the diorites ranges in composition from oligoclase to labradorite, and is often remarkably zonal, the external layers being more alkaline than the internal. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 5 "Dinard" to "Dodsworth" The upright dish is of diorite; rather more than two-thirds of it was recovered, all in small pieces. El Kab Short, heavy pestles with broad bases and conical tops, made of gray diorite or sandstone. Illustrated Catalogue of a Portion of the Collections Made During the Field Season of 1881 Third Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1881-82, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1884, pages 427-510 It abounds in diorite, a rock usually associated with the best paying lodes. To The Gold Coast for Gold, Vol. II A Personal Narrative The monument itself consists of a block of black diorite, nearly eight feet high, found in pieces, but readily rejoined. The Oldest Code of Laws in the World The code of laws promulgated by Hammurabi, King of Babylon B.C. 2285-2242 The laws were inscribed on a stele of black diorite 7 ft. Myths of Babylonia and Assyria No. 32, a well-known type of black stone cylinder, found in a mastaba with a scrap of diorite, on which the name of Sneferu was scratched. El Kab The material appears to be a greenish-gray diorite. Illustrated Catalogue of a Portion of the Collections Made During the Field Season of 1881 Third Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1881-82, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1884, pages 427-510 The monument on which the laws are inscribed, a stele of black diorite nearly eight feet high, has been fully described by Assyriologists, and the inscription transcribed. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 01 They are in diorite, and have the name of Apepi engraved upon them. Ancient Egypt He also penetrated Arabia, probably by way of the Persian Gulf, and caused diorite to be quarried there. Myths of Babylonia and Assyria A bowl of porphyry, a flat bowl of a beautiful light-coloured and translucent diorite, and a flat dish made of a darker variety of the same stone. El Kab The material is a fine grained sandstone or a diorite. Illustrated Catalogue of a Portion of the Collections Made During the Field Season of 1881 Third Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1881-82, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1884, pages 427-510 Axes or celts were often made of flint in Scandinavia and North Germany, but elsewhere other stones, such as jade, jadeite, and diorite were commonly used. Rough Stone Monuments and Their Builders The massive block of diorite, eight feet high, containing 282 paragraphs of laws, revealed in a flash a complex, refined, and orderly civilization. Recent Developments in European Thought Like Solomon in later days, Gudea procured material for his temple from many distant parts--cedar from Lebanon, marble from Amurru, diorite from Arabia, copper from Elam, and so forth. Myths of Babylonia and Assyria The chamber was empty, but under the flat stone were found fragments of a slate dish, of an alabaster table, and of four diorite bowls. El Kab A small grooved ax, formed of a coarse textured stone, resembling diorite. Illustrated Catalogue of a Portion of the Collections Made During the Field Season of 1881 Third Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1881-82, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1884, pages 427-510 The diorite of Sinai was not the only material which was imported into Babylonia for the buildings of Gudea. Patriarchal Palestine Coloured stones, such as granite, basalt, diorite, serpentine, and alabaster, sometimes escaped this law of polychrome; but in the case of sandstone, limestone, or wood it was rigorously enforced. Manual of Egyptian Archaeology and Guide to the Study of Antiquities in Egypt Flint carved and engraved cylinder– seals, of limestone, black basalt, jasper, diorite, &c. How to Observe in Archaeology By the door were some chips of diorite bowls. El Kab The material is apparently a compact greenish diorite. Illustrated Catalogue of a Portion of the Collections Made During the Field Season of 1881 Third Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1881-82, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1884, pages 427-510 In some places it looks like diorite and in others like porphyry. The Lake of the Sky Lake Tahoe in the High Sierras of California and Nevada, its History, Indians, Discovery by Frémont, Legendary Lore, Various Namings, Physical Characteristics, Glacial Phenomena, Geology, Single Outlet, Automobile Routes, Historic Towns, Early Mining Excitements, Steamer Ride, Mineral Springs, Mountain and Lake Resorts, Trail and Camping Out Trips, Summer Residences, Fishing, Hunting, Flowers, Birds, Animals, Trees, and Chaparral, with a Full Account of the Tahoe National Forest, the Public Use of the Water of Lake Tahoe and Much Other Interesting Matter This being the case, one asks how they can possibly have dealt at will upon the hardest rocks, even upon such as we ourselves hesitate to attack, namely, diorite, basalt, and the granite of Syene. Manual of Egyptian Archaeology and Guide to the Study of Antiquities in Egypt Geologically the Andes are yet in a chaotic and formative condition; huge slides of Silurian slates and diorite are of frequent occurrence. Under the Andes A diorite statuette, referable by its style and inscription to Dynasty XIII., was discovered in deposit of Period II. The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 A curved celt of considerable interest, made of a greenish diorite. Illustrated Catalogue of a Portion of the Collections Made During the Field Season of 1881 Third Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1881-82, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1884, pages 427-510 If the masses of diorite and amygdaloid, which appear to us to be layers, are very large veins, they may be supposed to have been formed and upheaved simultaneously. Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 3 Khafra is in diorite; Raemka and his wife are carved in wood; the other statues named are of limestone; yet, whatever the material employed, the play of the chisel is alike free, subtle, and delicate. Manual of Egyptian Archaeology and Guide to the Study of Antiquities in Egypt As compared with the dense diorite which was extensively used by the Incas, the basalt weathers far more rapidly. Inca Land Explorations in the Highlands of Peru Though consisting mainly of biotite granite, these later intrusions pass by intermediate stages into diorite, as in the area between Balmoral and the head-waters of the Gairn. The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 A celt, 3� inches in length, of the usual form, made of a greenish diorite. Illustrated Catalogue of a Portion of the Collections Made During the Field Season of 1881 Third Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1881-82, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1884, pages 427-510 Where the diorite, partly globular, approaches the green slate of Malpasso, real beds of green slate are found inclosed in diorite. Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 3 The choicest materials, as diorite, basalt, black granite, porphyry, and red and yellow breccia, which are only found in the desert, were rarely used for architectural purposes. Manual of Egyptian Archaeology and Guide to the Study of Antiquities in Egypt During the journey we found granite changing into gneiss, diorite, and quartz rock. Journal of an Overland Expedition in Australia : from Moreton Bay to Port Essington, a distance of upwards of 3000 miles, during the years 1844-1845 Our way lay across a rough range of bare diorite hills, whose stony slopes and steep gullies were not appreciated by the camels. Spinifex and Sand It is made of a remarkable variety of porphyritic diorite that resembles breccia. Illustrated Catalogue of a Portion of the Collections Made During the Field Season of 1881 Third Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1881-82, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1884, pages 427-510 The Morros of San Juan rise like ruinous towers in a soil of diorite. Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 3 In order to reach the diorite and grey granite quarries of the Hammamat Valley, the Pharaohs caused a series of rock-cut cisterns to be constructed along the line of route. Manual of Egyptian Archaeology and Guide to the Study of Antiquities in Egypt Greenstone, diorite, and actinolite are found, though not so abundantly as those above mentioned. Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah & Meccah — Volume 2 Under the resistless pressure of crustal movements almost any rocks, sandstones, shales, lavas of all kinds, granites, diorites, and gabbros may be metamorphosed into schists by crushing and shearing. The Elements of Geology Celts and fragments of celts of greatly varied size and shape, made of a grayish, speckled rock, resembling diorite. 65429-65430, 65431. Illustrated Catalogue of a Portion of the Collections Made During the Field Season of 1881 Third Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1881-82, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1884, pages 427-510 Very large veins, with an irregular direction, often assume the aspect of short layers; and the balls of diorite heaped together in hillocks may, like many cones of basalt, issue from the crevices. Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 3 The mica in recent volcanic rocks, gabbros, and diorites is usually Biotite, while that so common in metamorphic limestones is usually, if not always, Phlogopite. The Student's Elements of Geology At Port Alegre, near the boundary of Brazil, there are porphyries and diorites. Geological Observations on South America The discovery, however, of polished flint hatchets, diorite lance-heads, and a few bones of ruminants and cerviae unknown in Spain in prehistoric times, would appear to point to a very considerable antiquity. Manners and Monuments of Prehistoric Peoples It is the latter formation of euphotide which, by its mixture with diorite, is itself linked with hyperthenite, in which real beds of serpentine are sometimes developed in Scotland and in Norway. Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 3 This rock of diorite is covered at its surface, by the effect of decomposition, with a yellowish crust, like that of basalts and dolerites. Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 3 Rock of many kinds, including serpentine, schist, felsite, jadeite, diorite, and nephrite, were used; and saws of flint or chalcedony, some toothed on one side only, others on both, are of frequent occurrence. Manners and Monuments of Prehistoric Peoples The weapons and implements found included haematite and diorite projectiles used in slings, stone hatchets, and hammers pierced to receive handles, flint saws and obsidian knives. Manners and Monuments of Prehistoric Peoples For hatchets, wedges, and hammers, they used jade and kindred substances, such as fibrolite, diorite, acrd basalt, which were at the same time extremely durable, and very impervious to blows. Manners and Monuments of Prehistoric Peoples |
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