ankaramite

noun

an·​ka·​ra·​mite

ˌaŋkəˈräˌmīt

plural -s

: a melanocratic basaltic rock with a feldspar content greater than picrite and less than basalt and differing from picrite in containing more augite than olivine

Word History

Etymology

French, from Ankaramy, Madagascar + French -ite

First Known Use

1916, in the meaning defined above

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