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Ultramafic is an English word. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Ultramafic in a sentence

Ultramafic meaning

Describing igneous rocks that contain magnesium and iron and only a very small amount of silica, such as are found in the Earth’s mantle.

Using Ultramafic

  • The main meaning on this page is: Describing igneous rocks that contain magnesium and iron and only a very small amount of silica, such as are found in the Earth’s mantle.
  • In the example corpus, ultramafic often appears in combinations such as: ultramafic rocks, ultramafic belts, and ultramafic.

Context around Ultramafic

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 25.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 4 start, 8 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 15 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

mafic 3× takashi 1× eastern 1× gold 1× cumulate 1× komatiite 1× hill 1×

Often after:

rocks 4× belts 2× intrusive 2× associated 1× intrusion 1× bodies 1× rock 1× target 1× chonolith 1× intrusions 1×

Sentence patterns with Ultramafic

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

and takashi ultramafic belts and 1× archaean mafic ultramafic and felsic 1× chromium in ultramafic rocks with 1× cumulate ultramafic bodies are 1× extracted from ultramafic rocks containing 1× hosted in ultramafic rocks 1× in the ultramafic intrusion for 1× indicate mafic ultramafic intrusive rocks 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

cumulate ultramafic bodies 1× early proterozoic rift 1× hannans tenure covers 1× it is interpreted 1× kaiser inferred that 1× mantle plume hypotheses 1×

Common sentence endings:

and store carbon 1× around the world 1× banded iron formation 1× basement complex gneisses 1× coeval basalt volcanism 1× deposits discovered ie 1×

Words around Ultramafic

Just before it in the word index:

ultraluxury 2 ultralow 9 ultralite 2 ultralights 3 ultralight 21 ultralife 4

Just after it in the word index:

ultramagnetic 3 ultraman 19 ultramar 2 ultramarathon 13 ultramarathons 5 ultramarine 35

Similar in corpus frequency:

aav 22 abdicating 22 abductor 22 abh 22 abhorred 22 abidal 22

Corpus analysis for Ultramafic

  • In this selection, "ultramafic" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, mafic, takashi, eastern, rocks, belts and intrusive stand out and add context to how "ultramafic" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include and takashi ultramafic belts and and archaean mafic ultramafic and felsic. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "ultramafic" sits close to words such as aav, abdicating and abductor, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with ultramafic

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Kaiser inferred that magnesium cannot be extracted from ultramafic rocks containing the mineral serpentine. (14 words)

Mantle plume hypotheses may rely on identifying mafic and ultramafic intrusions and coeval basalt volcanism. (15 words)

Cumulate ultramafic bodies are the specific targets comprising the Kenogaming, Pharand I and Pharand II prospects. (16 words)

Longer example sentences

This association of disseminated pyrite and fuchsite (a green mica containing elevated chromium) in ultramafic rocks with nearby gold is noted at a number of other gold occurrences in Lapland, as well as other greenstone belts around the world. (39 words)

It is interpreted that the magnetic and geochemical signatures indicate mafic/ultramafic intrusive rocks potentially carrying nickel-copper-PGE mineralisation, and that the EM anomalies indicate zones where more conductive sulphides might be present. (34 words)

The DGB is characterised by a deeply weathered, metamorphosed succession of Archaean mafic, ultramafic, and felsic volcanic rocks with associated volcanogenic sedimentary rocks and thin units of banded chert and banded iron formation. (33 words)

Example sentences (15)

Hannans' tenure covers a significant strike length of the Western, Mid-Western and Takashi ultramafic belts and minor parts of the Central and Mid-Eastern ultramafic belts.

Early Proterozoic rift related mafic and ultramafic intrusive rocks are prospective for PGE-Ni-Cu deposits in the Lake Nipigon region as exemplified by the many occurrences or deposits discovered ie.

It is interpreted that the magnetic and geochemical signatures indicate mafic/ultramafic intrusive rocks potentially carrying nickel-copper-PGE mineralisation, and that the EM anomalies indicate zones where more conductive sulphides might be present.

Kaiser inferred that magnesium cannot be extracted from ultramafic rocks containing the mineral serpentine.

Mr. Smith has garnered a technical expertise in epithermal and mesothermal gold, ultramafic-associated platinum group metals, porphyry copper-gold, diamonds, unconformity-related uranium, and coal.

The 267-metre-long hole collared in variably altered dunite at 63 metres hole depth and remained in the ultramafic intrusion for its entire length.

The DGB is characterised by a deeply weathered, metamorphosed succession of Archaean mafic, ultramafic, and felsic volcanic rocks with associated volcanogenic sedimentary rocks and thin units of banded chert and banded iron formation.

The Wellgreen deposit, which forms part of the Company's Nickel Shäw Project, contains extensive Ni-Cu-Platinum-Group Elements (PGE) mineralization dominantly hosted in ultramafic rocks.

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This association of disseminated pyrite and fuchsite (a green mica containing elevated chromium) in ultramafic rocks with nearby gold is noted at a number of other gold occurrences in Lapland, as well as other greenstone belts around the world.

Ultramafic rocks from the project (in the form of tailings and waste rock) are being assessed for their ability to capture and store carbon.

Cumulate ultramafic bodies are the specific targets comprising the Kenogaming, Pharand I and Pharand II prospects.

Pyrrhotite mineralization was confirmed with a Niton XL5 Plus portable XRF, and is present in most mafic-ultramafic rock packages.

The Dusty and Yandal One target areas incorporate approximately a 15-kilometer strike length of komatiite-ultramafic target rock for massive nickel sulphides.

The Ngala Hill ultramafic chonolith is an arcuate-shaped intrusion, with dimensions of approximately 2.4km by 0.7km and was intruded into the underlying Proterozoic Basement Complex gneisses.

Mantle plume hypotheses may rely on identifying mafic and ultramafic intrusions and coeval basalt volcanism.

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Common combinations with ultramafic

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "ultramafic" in a sentence?
An example: "Hannans' tenure covers a significant strike length of the Western, Mid-Western and Takashi ultramafic belts and minor parts of the Central and Mid-Eastern ultramafic belts." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "ultramafic" from authentic English texts.
What does "ultramafic" mean?
Ultramafic means: Describing igneous rocks that contain magnesium and iron and only a very small amount of silica, such as are found in the Earth’s mantle.
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