lithophile element

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• lithophile — ˈlithəˌfīl adjective Etymology: lith + phile : tending to be concentrated in the silicate outer shell of the earth uranium is a typical lithophile element Journal of Geology * * * /lith euh fuyl /, Geol. adj. 1. (of a chemical element)… …   Useful english dictionary

• lithophile — /lith euh fuyl /, Geol. adj. 1. (of a chemical element) concentrated in the earth s crust, rather than in the core or mantle. n. 2. a lithophile element. [1920 25; LITHO + PHILE] * * * …   Universalium

• lithophile — ● lithophile adjectif Se dit d un élément concentré dans l écorce terrestre et fréquemment associé à l oxygène …   Encyclopédie Universelle

• Lithophile — En géochimie, un élément lithophile, ou simplement un lithophile est un élément chimique qui se rencontre fréquemment en association avec des oxydes minéraux en raison d une affinité particulière pour l oxygène, d où leur abondance naturelle… …   Wikipédia en Français

• lithophile — noun in the Goldschmidt classification, an element that forms silicates or oxides and is concentrated in the minerals of the Earths crust. See Also: atmophile, siderophile, chalcophile …   Wiktionary

• chemical element — Introduction also called  element,         any substance that cannot be decomposed into simpler substances by ordinary chemical processes. Elements are the fundamental materials of which all matter is composed.       This article considers the… …   Universalium

• Incompatible element — is a term used in petrology and geochemistry. During the fractional crystallization of magma, and magma generation by the partial melting of the Earth s mantle and crust, elements that have difficulty in entering cation sites of the minerals are… …   Wikipedia

• Inkompatibles Element — Als Inkompatibles Element oder Inkompatibles Spurenelement werden in der Petrologie und Geochemie diejenigen chemischen Elemente bezeichnet, die auf Grund ihrer Ionenladung oder radien nicht in das Kristallgefüge normaler gesteinsbildender… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• Lamprophyre — Lamprophyres (Greek λαµπρός (lamprós) = bright and φύρω (phýro) = to mix) are uncommon, small volume ultrapotassic igneous rocks primarily occurring as dikes, lopoliths, laccoliths, stocks and small intrusions. They are alkaline silica… …   Wikipedia

• Ultrapotassic igneous rocks — are a class of rare, volumetrically minor generally ultramafic or mafic silica depleted igneous rocks. Ultrapotassic rocks are defined by molar K2O/Na2O >3 in much of the scientific literature. In other papers written as recently as 2005, they… …   Wikipedia

• Carbonates on Mars — Evidence for carbonates on Mars has remained elusive. For example, in spite of remote sensing instruments such as OMEGA and THEMIS that are sensitive to infrared emissivity spectral features of carbonates, carbonate outcrops have not been… …   Wikipedia