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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A name proposed by Rose for all massive anorthite-augite rocks, similar to Zirkel's designation corsite for those composed of anorthite and hornblende.
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- noun geology An
achondritic meteoritic rock consisting chiefly ofpigeonite andanorthite
Etymologies
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From Ancient Greek ἐυκρινής (eukrinēs, "well-distinguished") and the English suffix -ite
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