sanukite
Meanings
noun
- An andesite characterized by orthopyroxene as the mafic mineral, andesine as the plagioclase, and a glassy groundmass.
Word forms
Etymology
From Japanese 讃岐 (さぬき) (sanuki), a place in Kagawa, Japan, where the material is found, and -ite.
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