Monzonite

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An intrusive igneous rock composed mostly of plagioclase and orthoclase countable, uncountable

    "Crumbling silvery stone beneath her hand and in front of her face: monzonite, maybe, or one of the lesser schists."

Synonyms

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monzosyenite

Example

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"Crumbling silvery stone beneath her hand and in front of her face: monzonite, maybe, or one of the lesser schists."

Etymology

From Monzoni in the Italian Tyrol, + -ite.

Related phrases

quartz monzoniteigneous rock

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