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Italian term or phrase:
gneiss occhiadini
English translation:
Augen gneiss
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Peter Waymel
Sep 25, 2014 13:35
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gneiss occhiadini
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Al primo appartengono rocce metamorfi che di vario grado: paragneiss, micascisti, gneiss occhiadini, ortogneiss a granato, gneiss anfi bolici a granato, metabasiti e marmi.
From a text on the megaliths of Nardodipace, Italy.
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Peter
From a text on the megaliths of Nardodipace, Italy.
Thanks,
Peter
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Augen gneiss
If it says occhiadini, you know it has to be something to do with eyes. From there, it's a relatively simple step to the following:
Augen (from German "eyes") are large, lenticular eye-shaped mineral grains or mineral aggregates visible in some foliated metamorphic rocks. In cross section they have the shape of an eye... A metamorphic rock which is clotted with augen is often called an augen gneiss.
Augen (from German "eyes") are large, lenticular eye-shaped mineral grains or mineral aggregates visible in some foliated metamorphic rocks. In cross section they have the shape of an eye... A metamorphic rock which is clotted with augen is often called an augen gneiss.
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