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- tephritic /-ritˈik/ adjective• • •Main Entry: ↑tephrite
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tephrite — tephritic /tef rit ik/, adj. /tef ruyt/, n. Petrog. a basaltic rock consisting essentially of pyroxene and plagioclase with nepheline or leucite. [1875 80; < Gk tephr(ós) ash colored + ITE1] * * * … Universalium
tephrite — tephritic /tef rit ik/, adj. /tef ruyt/, n. Petrog. a basaltic rock consisting essentially of pyroxene and plagioclase with nepheline or leucite. [1875 80; < Gk tephr(ós) ash colored + ITE1] … Useful english dictionary
Mount Erebus — Mt. Erebus Mount Erebus, 1972 Elevation 3,794 m (12,448 ft) … Wikipedia
Nephelinite — lava (grey) containing a xenolith of peridotite (yellow), Kaiserstuhl, Germany. Nephelinite is a fine grained or aphanitic igneous rock made up almost entirely of nepheline and clinopyroxene (variety augite). If olivine is present, the rock may… … Wikipedia
Foidolite — (pronEng|ˈfɔɪdəlaɪt) is a rare coarse grained intrusive igneous rock with a feldspathoid mineral content greater than 60%. Crystals of alkali feldspar, plagioclase, biotite, amphibole, pyroxene and/or olivine may be present within the rock. The… … Wikipedia
tephrite — /ˈtɛfraɪt/ (say tefruyt) noun a basaltic rock consisting essentially of pyroxene and plagioclase with nepheline or leucite. {Greek tephros ash coloured + ite1} –tephritic /tɛfˈrɪtɪk/ (say tef ritik), adjective …
tephrite — [tef′rīt΄] n. [< Gr tephra, ashes < IE base * dhegwh , to burn (> FEVER) + ITE1] an extrusive igneous rock resembling basalt and consisting essentially of plagioclase, nepheline, etc. tephritic [tef′rit′ik] adj … English World dictionary
