English Explanatory Dictionary

carbonatite

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

Any intrusive igneous rock having a majority of carbonate minerals

Word forms

carbonatite carbonatites

Etymology

From carbonate + -ite.

Derived words

calciocarbonatite carbonatitic ferrocarbonatite magnesiocarbonatite natrocarbonatite silicocarbonatite

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