anabohitsite

noun

an·​a·​bo·​hit·​site

ˌanəbōˈhitˌsīt

plural -s

: a variety of olivine-pyroxenite rock containing hypersthene, hornblende, and about 30 percent of ilmenite and magnetite

Word History

Etymology

French anabohitsite, from Anabohitsy, Madagascar, its locality + French -ite

First Known Use

circa 1920, in the meaning defined above

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