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mag·ne·sia

(măg-nē′zhə)

[Short for New Latin magnēsia alba, literally, white magnesia : Medieval Latin magnēsia, mineral ingredient in the philosopher's stone (from Greek magnēsiā, a kind of ore, talc or a talclike substance, after Magnēsiē, a region of Thessaly where it was found, from Magnēs, an inhabitant of Thessalian Magnesia) + Latin alba, feminine of albus, white.]

mag·ne′sian adj.

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Translations

Μαγνησιακός

magnesiaco

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In the south, tholeiitic and high magnesian basalts predominate.

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Magnesian hornblende from a metamorphosed ultramafic body in southwestern Finland: crystal chemistry and petrological implications.

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The concentrations of [Mg.sup.2+], which fluctuate between 22.5 and 1085 mg/L, are positively correlated to [Ca.sup.2+] contents, with a determination coefficient of 0.78, suggesting the same origin, which is the magnesian calcite dissolution (Figure 8).

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Oxygen isotope fractionation in synthetic magnesian calcite.

Oxygen and carbon isotopic composition of carbonate rocks of the Permian Qixia Formation, Sichuan basin: thermal effects of Emeishan Basalt/Composicion isotopica de oxigeno y carbon en rocas de carbonato de la formacion de edad permica Qixia, en la Cuenca de Sichuan: efectos termicos del Basalto Emeishan

Samples from most plutons fall in the fields of both ferroan and magnesian granites on the [Fe.sup.*] (= Fe[O.sup.7](Fe[O.sup.7] + MgO)) vs.

Geochronology and lithogeochemistry of granitoid rocks from the central part of the Central plutonic belt, New Brunswick, Canada: implications for Sn-W-Mo exploration

Purple sandstone magnesian sandstone and other sedimentary rocks exposed in the Salt Range particularly in its eastern half are quite suitable for use as building stone.