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tephrite

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teph⋅rite

  [tef-rahyt]
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–noun Petrography.
a basaltic rock consisting essentially of pyroxene and plagioclase with nepheline or leucite.
Origin:
1875–80; < Gk tephr(ós) ash-colored + -ite 1

Related forms:
teph⋅rit⋅ic  [tef-rit-ik] , adjective
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