alsbachite

noun

als·​bach·​ite

ˈȯlzˌbäˌkīt,

ˈäz-,

ˈäls-

plural -s

: a porphyritic aplite sometimes containing garnets

Word History

Etymology

German alsbachit, from Alsbach, village in Germany, its locality + German -it -ite

First Known Use

1893, in the meaning defined above

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