sanukite

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An andesite characterized by orthopyroxene as the mafic mineral, andesine as the plagioclase, and a glassy groundmass.

Word forms

sanukite sanukites

Etymology

From Japanese 讃岐 (さぬき) (sanuki), a place in Kagawa, Japan, where the material is found, and -ite.

Derived words

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