mijakite

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An andesite from the Japanese island of Mijakeshima, porphyritic with phenocrysts of bytownite, augite, hypersthene, and biotite.

Word forms

mijakite

Etymology

Named after the Japanese island of Mijakeshima, + -ite.

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