atlantite

atlantite
\\ətˈlanˌtīt\ noun (-s)
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary Atlantic + -ite; originally formed as German atlantit; from its occurrence in the Atlantic petrographic province
: a melanocratic nephelite-basalt rock consisting of plagioclase, augite, and olivine phenocrysts in a groundmass predominantly nephelite

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