ambonite

noun

am·​bon·​ite

ˈambəˌnīt

plural -s

: a mineral consisting of cordierite-bearing hornblende-biotite-andesite

Word History

Etymology

Dutch amboniet, from Ambon, its locality + Dutch -iet -ite

First Known Use

1913, in the meaning defined above

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