Coronite
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 Tiny grains of titanium nitride evenly dispersed in a heat treatable steel matrix, resulting in a manufactured material that combines the toughness of steel with the wear resistance of carbide.
"In the context of the upper slice of the Sobrado unit, the presence of high-P granoblastic granulites and the low Na contents of clinopyroxene in the coronites indicate that the latter represent arrested stages during transformation to granulite."
Example
More examples"In the context of the upper slice of the Sobrado unit, the presence of high-P granoblastic granulites and the low Na contents of clinopyroxene in the coronites indicate that the latter represent arrested stages during transformation to granulite."
Etymology
From corona + -ite.
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