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garnetiferous

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[gahr-ni-tif-er-uhs] / ˌgɑr nɪˈtɪf ər əs /

adjective

  1. containing or yielding garnets.


Etymology

Origin of garnetiferous

First recorded in 1850–55; garnet + -i- + -ferous


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The Himalayan and crystalline zone is essentially composed of foliated and banded biotite-gneiss, usually garnetiferous, on which lie, at comparatively low angles and with a general Northerly dip, the above-mentioned calc-gneisses.

From Mount Everest the Reconnaissance, 1921 by Charles Kenneth Howard-Bury

Hypersthene and scapolite both may occur in these rocks and they are sometimes garnetiferous.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" by Various

A course gneiss is the predominant rock, but is associated with garnetiferous mica-schists and much intrusive granite.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" by Various

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