luxulianite

luxullianite

/ (lʌkˈsuːljəˌnaɪt) /


noun
  1. a rare variety of granite containing tourmaline embedded in quartz and feldspar

Origin of luxulianite

1
C19: named after Luxulyan, a village in Cornwall near which it was first found

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