alboranite

noun

al·​bo·​ran·​ite

ˌal-bə-ˈra-ˌnīt

plural -s

: a hypersthene-basalt having a porphyritic texture and containing phenocrysts of labradorite but no olivine

Word History

Etymology

German alboranit, from Alborán island, Spain, its locality + German -it, -ite

First Known Use

1908, in the meaning defined above

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