SHONKINITE


Meaning of SHONKINITE in English

ˈshäŋkəˌnīt noun

( -s )

Etymology: Shonkin (Highwood mountains, Montana), its locality + English -ite

: a dark granular igneous rock consisting of augite with subordinate orthoclase and smaller amounts of olivine, biotite, nephelite, sodalite, and plagioclase

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