Associations to the word «Greisen»

Wiktionary

GREISEN, noun. (geology) A highly altered granitic rock containing quartz and mica

Dictionary definition

GREISEN, noun. A granitic rock composed of quartz and mica.

Wise words

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Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.