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nephelinitic
neph·e·lin·ite
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ləˌnaɪt
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noun
Petrography
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a fine-grained, dark rock of volcanic origin, essentially a basalt containing
nepheline
but no feldspar and little or no olivine.
Origin:
1860–65;
nepheline
+
-ite
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neph·e·li·nit·ic
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adjective
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nephelinite
(ˈnɛfɪlɪˌnaɪt)
—
n
a fine-grained basic laval rock consisting of pyroxene and nepheline
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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