akenobeite

noun

ak·​e·​no·​be·​ite

ˌa-kə-ˈnō-bē-ˌīt

plural -s

: a crisscross-granular leucocratic differentiation rock composed of oligoclase, orthoclase, a little biotite, and in the interstices considerable quartz

Word History

Etymology

Akenobe district, Japan, its locality + English -ite

First Known Use

1922, in the meaning defined above

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