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Mafic - What does it mean?

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mafic

English

(wikipedia mafic)

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • (geology) Describing rocks, such as silicate minerals, magmas, and volcanic and intrusive igneous rocks, which contain relatively high concentrations of magnesium and iron.
  • *2004 , (Richard Fortey), The Earth , Folio Society 2011, p. 60:
  • *:As a whole, rocks of this type are referred to as mafic , because of the importance of magnesium and iron in their composition.

    • Derived terms

    * ultramafic

    Synonyms

    * basic

    Antonyms

    * felsic * acidic

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A rock with such properties.

    • Not English

    has no English definition. It may be misspelled.