shoshonite

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A form of trachyandesite richer in potassium than sodium

Word forms

shoshonite shoshonites

Etymology

From Shoshone + -ite (named for the Shoshone River in Wyoming).

Derived words

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