TROCTOLITE


Meaning of TROCTOLITE in English

ˈträktəˌlīt noun

( -s )

Etymology: German troktolit, from Greek trōktēs, a sea fish (in Late Latin trocta, a trout) + German -lit -lite; from the resemblance to the speckled skin of a trout — more at trout

: gabbro that is chiefly labradorite and olivine with little or no pyroxene

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