Mafic
//ˈmeɪfɪk//
"Mafic" in a Sentence (2 examples)
Much of the southern half of the southeastern body is a mafic syenite, slightly more felsic than the shonkinite.
As a whole, rocks of this type are referred to as mafic, because of the importance of magnesium and iron in their composition.
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