angrite

noun

an·​grite

ˈaŋˌgrīt

plural -s

: a meteoritic stone consisting essentially of titanaugite and having no chondrules

Word History

Etymology

Angra dos Reis, town near Rio de Janeiro, Brazil + English -ite

First Known Use

circa 1909, in the meaning defined above

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