[ kə'matɪʌɪt ]
■ noun Geology a magnesium-rich extrusive rock, often with a characteristic texture of criss-crossing olivine crystals.
Origin
1960s: from Komati (a river in southern Africa) + -ite 1 .
[ kə'matɪʌɪt ]
■ noun Geology a magnesium-rich extrusive rock, often with a characteristic texture of criss-crossing olivine crystals.
Origin
1960s: from Komati (a river in southern Africa) + -ite 1 .
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004