damkjernite

noun

dam·​kjern·​ite

ˈdamkyə(r)ˌnīt

plural -s

: a melanocratic dike rock with phenocrysts of biotite, pyroxene and barkevikitic hornblende in a groundmass of pyroxene, green hornblende, olivine, magnetite, and considerable calcite

Word History

Etymology

German damkjernit, from Damkjern, Telemark, Norway, where it was discovered + German -it -ite

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